Better Latte Than Never

There's nothing more annoying than working in a coffee shop inside a gas station—and not being able to drive. And having to deliver coffee to your bus driver.

Kamikaze Bus Driver sips his coffee, then charges back into traffic before I can even take a seat. I reach out for a seat back to hold on to, but the bus swerves and I fall onto the end of a seat that's already taken, right into the lap of none other than Mike Kyle.

I'm shocked. Mike's never been on this bus before. This runs against the laws of nature. I'm just so stunned I can't help blurting, What are you doing here? completely impolitely. Then I realize I'm still sitting on his lap.

Children's Literature

What could be worse for a sixteen-year-old girl then to spend her summer serving coffee at a convenience store, cruising around town on roller blades, and being named after a famous ice skater? Not much if you are Peggy Fleming Farrell. Fleming, as she prefers to be called, wants nothing more than a one way ticket away from Lindville with her true love, Steve Gropher. Instead, she is stuck serving coffee, babysitting her three siblings, attending Lamaze classes with her mother, and watching Steve kiss his IHOP co-worker. Enter an AWOL French teacher, a new friend named Charlotte, Steve's best friend Matt, and Fleming's summer just gets more interesting. While a quick read and a sometimes humorous plotline, this romance novel does not rank high on reader appeal. Reviewer: Karen Galenis