Heaven Is Paved With Oreos
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
How dare people say this book wasn't as good as the Dairy Queen stories because it didn't feature the same main character? It was a blast to see DJ the way other people see her. And it was a treat getting to meet a new person who was having to deal with the stubborn Schwab family and their inability to speak their minds out loud.
But the Schwabs were a subplot--a pleasant subplot, peopled by familiar characters--but the real story was about a girl and her grandmother making the famous seven church pilgrimage to Rome. I'd never heard of it but it's a real thing, sanctioned by the Vatican, even to this day. While looking this up I picked up the trivia that Pope John Paul II changed one of the locations, Saint Sebastian Outside-The-Walls, in 2000. The article didn't say why--maybe because he'd just dedicated the new one and wanted to give it more importance. (grin/sarcasm)
Anyway, I love all these people and I recommend this book to teens and pre-teens alike. Author
Catherine Gilbert Murdock is like a younger readers' version of Cynthia Voigt. Complex characters, no easy answers, and plenty (always) to admire.
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