{December 2013 YA for Adults Book Club Pick} 
 Holy cow, the voice of this book was sooooooo good. (Pun absolutely intended.)On the surface, Dairy Queen seems rather simple--there's a girl who works on a dairy farm and has a semi-dysfunctional family and wants to find a way to keep herself from being like the rest of her quiet town. The sum of the parts doesn't quite measure up to the whole. The book is told from the perspective of D.J. writing to the reader and her story is funny and heart-wrenching and feels 100% real. Plus, I am always impressed by books and shows that make me care about football. (Friday Night Lights, I'm looking at you.)