Kissing Tennessee - and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance

Mason and Carrie Marie can't get up the courage to ask each other to dance. Russ's girlfriend has died, and now he's just trying to live without her. Peggy Lee has grown up with Tennessee--how can she ever think of him as more than a friend?

In these moving tales and others, Kathi Appelt captures the sometimes amusing, sometimes touching missteps of some unforgettable students, who come together one last time for the most memorable night of their young lives.

List of contents

Invitation
Dance with Me
Rachel's Sister
Just a Kiss, Annie P.
Starbears
The Right Word
Kissing Tennessee
The Notes Between the Notes
These Shoes
Midnight
Acknowledgments

About the author

Kathi Appelt is the author of many books for children and young adults, including When Otis Courted Mama, illustrated by Jill McElmurry; Oh My Baby, Little One, illustrated by Jane Dyer; and the story collection Kissing Tennessee. Her novel The Underneath was a Newbery Honor book and a National Book Award finalist. She lives in Texas.

Summary

Mason and Carrie Marie can't get up the courage to ask each other to dance. Russ's girlfriend has died, and now he's just trying to live without her. Peggy Lee has grown up with Tennessee--how can she ever think of him as more than a friend?

In these moving tales and others, Kathi Appelt captures the sometimes amusing, sometimes touching missteps of some unforgettable students, who come together one last time for the most memorable night of their young lives.

Additional text

"Powerful."--School Library Journal

"This satisfying book will grow on the reader. So mix the punch and
start the glitter ball revolving--the Stardust Dance is about to begin."
--VOYA (5Q, highest rating)

Product details

• Authors: Kathi Appelt, Appelt Kathi Appelt
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2004
• EAN: 9780152051273
• ISBN: 978-0-15-205127-3
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 178 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 100 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Girls & Women *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / Contemporary *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: School & Education / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / Romantic Comedy *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / LGBTQ+, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: LGBTQ+ / General