Dairy Queen By Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Summary: When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But, D. J. can’t help admitting, maybe he’s right. When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.Stuff like why her best friend, Amber, isn’t so friendly anymore. Or why her little brother, Curtis, never opens his mouth. Why her mom has two jobs and a big secret. Why her college-football-star brothers won’t even call home. Why her dad would go ballistic if she tried out for the high school football team herself. And why Brian is so, so out of her league. When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.Welcome to the summer that fifteen-year-old D. J. Schwenk of Red Bend, Wisconsin, learns to talk, and ends up having an awful lot of stuff to say.

My favorite Quote: “Everyone I looked at, their whole lives, did exactly what they were supposed to do without even questioning it, without even wondering if they could do something different.”


My review:Due to the cover I had my reserves about reading this book. When I finally found a spare two minutes to sit down and start reading this book, I suddenly ended up drawn in for a couple of hours discovering that Dairy Queen is just as ridiculously funny, silly, and heartwarming as everyone had told me it was.I had heard nothing but good reviews for this book, so I went in expecting a lot and I wasn’t disappointed. At the beginning of the book I was thinking," Great, I am sitting here reading about cows, what do people see in this book", but for some unknown ( and amazing) reason I kept on reading. I really liked it. I'll be honest it's not a book for everyone.  It was charming and adorable,but not in that kiddish weird way.I’ve seen Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock around for years, but I never took the time to actually read what it was about. I knew that it was popular, but that was about it. It was a cute read. Don't get me wrong, it was not a book that will change the world or get a noble peace prize but it was a fun light hearted read. The author was able to do what other authors are unable to do, which is to make an avarge but still lovable main character. D.J Schwenk was exactly that. She was simple, she had no real super power but she was still pretty awesome in her own way. Overall, I think the book is pretty good. I give it a 4.1 out of 5