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It seems too good to be true. The most popular boy in school has asked Jane out -- and she's never even dated before. Stan is tall and good-looking, friendly and hard-working -- everything Jane ever dreamed of. But is she ready for this? Suppose her parents won't let her go? What if she's... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Stan Crandall: Add a description of this character.
- Jane Purdy
- Julie
- Sandra
- Marcy
- Mrs. Purdy
- Greg
- George
- Patsy
- Cuthbert
- Mrs. Scruggs
- Nadine
- Mrs. Norton
- Mr. Nibley
- Mr. De Luca
- Mr. Degenkalb
- Stanley Crandall
- Flavius
- Buzz
- Bitsy
- John Quincy Adams
- Liz
- Joey
- Tom
- Mitzi
- Woodmont
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First Sentence edit
Today I'm going to meet a boy, Jane Purdy told herself, as she walked up Blossom Street toward her baby-sitting job.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Beverly Cleary (Author)
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- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Friendship › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Girls & Women › Fiction
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( C ) › Cleary, Beverly
- Books › Children's Books › Issues › School
- Books › Teens › Social Issues › Being a Teen
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
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