Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen
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Good Book Recommendations: Dairy Queen

Ringgold, Georgia is the last place that Catherine Grace Cline wants to spend her life, tending a tomato garden and having lots of babies for a small town farmer. Somehow, though, it looks like that's exactly where her future is headed.

With her daddy being the great Reverend Cline and no mama around to guide her through the toughest years of her life, Catherine Grace has to rely on help from an outrageous, and loving, neighbor who tends to be the subject of much malicious gossip through town. She is lucky enough to have an adoring sister, Martha Ann, by her side and a best friend, Lolly, who remain loyal as ever. Catching the eye of the handsomest boy in town doesn't hurt either.

But still, Catherine dreams of bigger and better things. She pinches her pennies, spending her Saturdays dreaming of big city life with a Dilly Bar in hand. On her sixteenth birthday when her daddy gives her a real luggage set, Catherine thinks she might actually get out after all.

Whether she leaves, stays, or figures out what she wants from life is all up to Catherine and she's got a tangled web of friends and family jumping at the chance to help her make the decision.

Good Book Recommendations: Dairy Queen Opinion

What a delightful read! A good ol' Southern story usually grips me, but this one has the makings of a Southern classic. Not only is Ringgold exactly the kind of place you'd love to hate living, Catherine Grace is the heroine who feels just like your sister, your best friend, or even yourself. This story is so down-to-earth and realistic, while maintaining the alluring central question of "will she stay or will she go," that it's impossible not to get caught up in every last detail.

Gilmore expertly weaves the intricacies of small town relationships with the yearnings of big city life with quite a few scandalous moments in between! I wasn't expecting to be surprised by the ending or turning the pages as quickly as I did. Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen is a must-read for any true Southern novel devotee!

Good Book Recommendations: Dairy Queen Discussion Questions

1. Are Catherine Grace and Martha Ann too "sheltered" from the real world?
2. Is it possible for a mother to leave her children but still love them?
3. Were you expecting Catherine to make the choice she did? Why or why not?

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