Fifteen-year-old Jean Jarret is dismayed when she learns that the object of her first crush is not interested in her Instead of being the happiest moment of Jean´s life, it becomes the most embarrassing, when the most popular boy in the school asked her to dance and she finds herself stepping all over his feet and completely tongue-tied. Reissue. Newbery Medal winner Beverly Cleary brings her classic warm humor to this funny and touching story about a girl who lacks self-confidence, and a boy who has too much. Fifteen-year-old Jean is astonished when handsome Johnny whirls her around the dance floor. She´s never given much thought to boys before; now Johnny is all that´s on her mind. Finally she finds the courage to invite him to a dance. But the excitement of a new dress and a scheme to take Johnny´s photograph cannot stop Jean´s growing uneasiness that she likes Johnny a lot more than he likes her . . .