SuitabookThe Off Season (Dairy Queen #2)
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
- Reading
- Read together or check in as the story develops: invite your reader to choose which strand—sport, friendship, farm or family—they would most like to discuss, without needing to resolve every difficulty.
- Themes
- Taking a place on the football team: D.J. starts for her high-school team as what the book information describes as probably the first girl linebacker in northern Wisconsin. The premise places a girl in a notable position on the team, but does not establish how the book evaluates that experience.
- Friendship and family difficulties: D.J. is reconnecting with Amber and faces difficulties involving her friend, family, farm and relationship with Brian. These relationships are presented as parts of D.J.'s struggles; their specific causes and the story's judgement of them are not established.
- Worth knowing
- D.J. faces difficulties across friendship, family and a developing relationship. The nature and intensity of these conflicts are unclear, so consider checking in if relationship tensions are a sensitive topic.