Wurst Case Scenario - Softcover

Grade 8 Up-Courtney begins her freshman year at Cornwall Falls College in Wisconsin, while her boyfriend goes to Colorado State, near their Denver hometown. The long-distance phone bills rack up, as Courtney calls Grant to gripe about her new life, and they gradually drift apart. Her vegan lifestyle is totally disrupted by the cheese-and-bratwurst mentality of the locals. Her new best friend, Thyme, is a campus rebel, or, maybe, a Daddy's girl. And, even if she turns out to be not such a good friend, she would make a great chameleon. Upon starting a job at the local bagelry, Courtney finds new grist for the complainer's mill. When she finally makes friends with her coworkers-a gay guy who changes his name almost as fast as he does his nail color and the token African-American male-these relationships begin to build a foundation that gives her the courage to adjust to life away from home. Through Courtney's journal entries, Clark has tried to paint a picture of the self-discovery and loneliness of those first days of teen-adult freedom, and the unsure-sureness of Courtney's mood is consistently sustained. Unfortunately, the main character's whiny nature and the sketchiness of the rest of the cast make involvement in the story difficult.
Kim Harris, Newman Riga Library, Churchville, NY
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