Surviving a First Date

Teen Survival Guide

by Taylor Morris

It happens once for every couple, the first date. The crush, the pining, the wondering, and the daydreaming has now come to fruition. It's when two people take their growing attraction for each other to the next level, which is public acknowledgement of a romantic kind. Whether young or old, the first date will always cause jitters. This book offers the best advice, the worst-case scenarios, and the sweetest, funniest, and most "awww-worthy" moments from the dating archives. Whether on a group date or one-on-one, teens will appreciate the background they'll have obtained from this book, allowing them to graciously experience a great first date.

48 pages, Library Binding

Published December 30, 2017

About the author

I write books and stuff for teens and tweens.

Author for celebrity chef and Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis' series, RECIPE FOR ADVENTURE, about how food can take you places, published by Penguin's Grosset & Dunlap. The books are, "Naples!" "Paris!" "Hong Kong!" and "New Orleans!"

HELLO, GORGEOUS! is a series about a well-intentioned blabbermouth who works at her mom's hair salon. The books are "Blowout," "Foiled," "Tangled," "Swept Up," and "'Do and Don'ts." Published by Penguin's Grosset & Dunlap.

I also wrote "BFF Breakup," "Class Favorite" and "Total Knockout: Tale of an Ex-Class President" for Simon & Schuster's Aladdin/MIX line.

I'm a full-time writer and freelance editor.

Reviews

[Remy]

Short and has useful common sense advice. For a first date guide, it has some hints and helpful ideas, but mainly has a tone of “everything is and will be alright regardless of how things go.”

Takeaway: first dates can be nerve-wracking, but remember to breathe because everything is and will be alright.

*Note：
Not sure how prevalent, but the copy I read had a printing issue where the last portion of the book (from page 33) was printed backwards. Adjacent page 32 was the last index page, and to read the rest of the book in page-order, I had to flip to the back and read pages in reverse from right to left (rather than the usual left to right).