Is Kissing a Girl Who Smokes Like Licking an Ashtray?

By Randy Powell

Book Overview

Meet Biff: weird, wild-haired, recovering pinball addict. He's eighteen but looks more like fourteen, and it drives him crazy. He's never had a girlfriend, can't talk to girls without freezing up, and isn't quite sure about the human race in general. Biff's immediate concern, however, is Tommie, the girl he's had a crush on for the past twenty-three months. Maybe it's about time he got up the nerve to say more to her than "Hi."Then Biff meets Heidi: beautiful, smart-mouthed, cigarette smoker. She's here visiting her aunt in Seattle because she's been suspended from her high school for who-knows-what reason. Biff has never found himself getting such a kick out of being with someone, even though she often drives him crazy.This is the romantic, comic story of two quirky, imperfect people who couldn't possibly fit into each other's lives, but do, sort of.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374436274
• ISBN13: 9780374436278
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.1" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Funny

Biff is a senior in high school who has never had a girlfriend. He has worshipped a girl named Tommie from afar for over a year, but just can't seem to get up the courage to call her. He is still enamored with Tommie when he meets a niece of a family friend and unexpectedly falls for her. I thought this book was funny and true to life -- I recommend it.

number one out of one hundred

Studying for my Masters degree in library science, had to review 100 ya books----this was my number one pick by a long shot! Brilliant character development.

Awesome!!

This book was really interesting. The author makes u think Biff is gonna go for Tommie (the girls he's had a crush on for 23 months) but he actuly goes for the other girl, its a really interesting book and i really enjoyed it!