The first book we're slamming this summer is Dairy Queen. It's the story of D.J. Schwenk who is basically running her family's Wisconsin dairy farm while her dad recovers from hip surgery. She is also asked to train the quarterback for her town's rival football team (her two older brothers are star college football players), which gets a little complicated when she starts to wonder if a guy like Brian (popular, smart, gorgeous) could fall for a girl like her.
One of the things I loved most about Dairy Queen is that D.J is NOT a typical teen fiction heroine. The line from the book that sums it up is "Because us Schwenks aren't rich, and we're not that smart, and except for Bill, and Mom when she was thin back before she got married, we're nothing to look at. But one thing we can do is work. you want to learn how to work hard? Just look at us."
What about YOU? What did you like (or not) about Dairy Queen?
Did you know that Dairy Queen is the first book in a trilogy?! D.J.'s story continues in The Off Season and will conclude this fall with the tentatively-titled Front and Center.
For more information about Dairy Queen and Catherine Gilbert Murdock, visit her website: http://www.catherinemurdock.com/
Later in the week, I'll post more detailed discussion questions for comments, but I want you to have a chance to read the book first! ;)
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