IS KISSING A GIRL WHO SMOKES LIKE LICKING AN ASHTRAY?
Randy Powell, Powell, . . FSG/Sunburst, $5.95 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-374-43628-5
"Not just another story about a shy, lovesick guy," wrote
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Reviewed on: 10/20/2003
Genre: Children's
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