"Dairy Queen" follows the story of D.J. Schwenk, a farm girl who's comfortable in her own skin and dedicated to her family. However, after a devastating football injury sidelines her ambitions, D.J. challenges herself by training the local high school’s rival quarterback, who is also the enemy of her brother’s team. As she navigates the complexities of farm life, friendship, and burgeoning feelings for the quarterback, D.J. confronts her self-image and her family's expectations. The novel explores themes of resilience, identity, and the struggles of adolescence, all while delivering humor and heart in a relatable coming-of-age tale. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Dairy Queen Trilogy .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 274 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2007 by Turtleback Books .