Wurst Case Scenario

Catherine Clark. Harper Teen, $6.95 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-06-447287-6

Courtney's off to college in Wurst Case Scenario, Catherine Clark's follow-up to last year's Truth or Dairy. In this diary of college-age angst, the 18-year-old laments leaving small-town Colorado for even smaller town Wisconsin, where the usual freshman fears are aggravated by, among other things, being a vegan in cow country. (Sept.)

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