Twenty-five best-selling young adult authors share stories about their first kiss. Includes quotations, facts, advice, and illustrations.

For John / Deb Caletti -- First last kiss / Micol Ostow -- Bad reputation / Cecil Castellucci -- Yeah, I know / Jon Scieszka -- The third first kiss / Amy Kim Ganter -- Our first kiss (with each other) / Shannon Hale and Dean Hale -- Breathless / Nikki Grimes -- You can take the girl out of Texas-- / Lisa Papademitriou -- Improvisation / Paul Ruditis -- Read our lips / Leslie Margolis and Sarah Mlynowski -- Public service announcement / Robin Wasserman -- My first kiss(es) / Roz Chast -- Independence, Missouri / Naomi Shihab Nye -- Pashin, or The worst kiss ever / Justine Larbalestier -- Tattooed love boys / Alyson Noël -- A brief history of first kisses / David Levithan and Nick Eliopulos -- Braces / Scott Westerfeld -- So many first kisses / Donna Jo Napoli -- Lips, tongues, and Dr. Pepper / Lauren Myracle.