Better Latte Than Never Book

It's summer time in the little town of Lindville and Peggy Fleming Farrell is stuck selling coffee at a gas station so she can pay her parents back for a car she totaled. In her free time she babysits her three younger siblings and takes French classes at the local high school so she can graduate early and get the heck out of Lindville before she goes crazy.

But some things don't go as expected.

Her co-worker is a Bono wannabe, her French teacher has gone AWOL, her IHOP crush has taken a liking to a plastic Barbie doll, her mom is nine months pregnant, and her dad is on the verge of making his comeback in the competitive world of figure skating. It's not a usual summer at all.

"Frozen Rodeo" is filled with quirky characters and hilarious situations. Fleming's friends consist of Denny, whose obsession with U2 can rival the love Directioners display for 1D, and Charlotte, a "free spirit" who works at an elderly care home. Together the three plan to make it the best summer ever, by stealing golf carts and streaking during the annual Rodeo Day Parade. Fleming finally feels as if she is leaving the boring life of Lindville behind her, but will her controlling parents realize she has dreams of her own besides helping them pursue theirs?

The writing is flawless and witty. Also, the characters are the perfect mix of quirky and relatable. The situations they get themselves into are totally crazy and impossible, yet the reader wishes he or she can team along. It's a relatively easy read as well, which makes the story a perfect end-of-summer read that can be breezed through in less than a day.

For those readers who love John Green or Maureen Johnson, with lovable characters, crazy adventures, yet valuable lessons intertwined between the lines, Catherine Clark's "Frozen Rodeo" is perfect.