Can you imagine spending all your time with cows? That's what D.J.'s had to put up with for months. Milking, haying, and shoveling manure are second nature for fifteen year old D.J. Schwenk, whose family owns a Wisconsin dairy farm. Usually her dad would do all of this stuff, but since his hip surgery, he hasn't been able to work the farm, and since all her brothers are busy playing football, the task has fallen on her. When her dad's best friend, the coach of the rival football team, asks her to help train their quarterback Brian over the summer, D.J. takes advantage of the opportunity. Anything to give her a break from the cows. But Brian turns out to be a whiny, spoiled brat. Did he just make D.J.'s summer even worse? Or is it possible there is more to Brian than what at first meets the eye?
Catherine Gilbert Murdock's fantastic first novel, Dairy Queen, is funny, achingly real, and full of family drama. D.J. may not be getting straight A's in school, but there's a lot going on in her mind, and it's a real delight to get a peek in there.
Recommended for anyone who likes reading about small town life, first love, and football.
Four out of five stars
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