Book 25 Jan 2007 08:20 pm
Dairy Queen, D.J. Schwenk
If you were wondering what my “Best Book of 2006″ was, you can stop RIGHT HERE. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock is phenomenal. We got this book as an advance, and I DEVOURED it. It was phenomenal. Another young adult read, but so creative and enjoyable. Here is the book’s description,
When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said. Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But, D. J. can’t help admitting, maybe he’s right. When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said. Stuff like why her best friend, Amber, isn’t so friendly anymore. Or why her little brother, Curtis, never opens his mouth. Why her mom has two jobs and a big secret. Why her college-football-star brothers won’t even call home. Why her dad would go ballistic if she tried out for the high school football team herself. And why Brian is so, so out of her league. When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said. Welcome to the summer that fifteen-year-old D. J. Schwenk of Red Bend, Wisconsin, learns to talk, and ends up having an awful lot of stuff to say.
Additionally, it recieved a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly:
Publishers Weekly, Starred : “Finally, a football book a girl can love. . . . With humor, sports action and intelligence abundant, this tale has something for everyone.”
Dairy Queen is still only available in hardcover, but it is coming out in paperback in June of 2007.
And have no fear gentle Readers… The Off-Season, the sequel, will be coming out June 4, 2007.
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