Dairy Queen is the story of D.J., a girl living on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and her decision to play high school football. This book is a typical YA book, meaning it's a quick read with an fairly uncomplicated story line. 
 D.J.'s voice is an interesting one for YA literature. She isn't a typical girl, and because of that, her tomboy nature might be more appealing to some readers. Having grown up in the Midwest, I appreciated the rural setting of the book and the realness of farm life for the Schwenk family. 
 There is an element of romance-- sort of-- in the book that I loved. My only wish is that this aspect of the plot had been developed further. Perhaps, Murdock's next book will tackle that (pun intended).