Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

When we last left D.J. Schwenk in DAIRY QUEEN, she was trying to cope with her family's problems, the inclusion of Brian into her life, and surviving being on the Red Bend football team. You know, when most people thought girls shouldn't be on the team.

At first it seemed like she had found solutions to all of those problems. But all good things must come to an end, whether D.J. likes it or not.

With Brian being her sort of boyfriend, D.J. is pretty ecstatic, since not only is he hot and athletic, he is her first real boyfriend. But it sort of creates a problem since D.J. isn't so sure where there relationship is heading or if it is going at all. Brian isn't too sure, either, since it seems like D.J. would rather spend time with her family then hang out with him.

Her friend, Amber, is starting to get noticed, for all the wrong reasons, though. Now known as the girl with a girlfriend, Amber is beginning to change, once again, right in front of D.J.'s eyes, all because people in their town don't approve of that kind of relationship.

D.J.'s family is beginning to resolve their relationship problems. But when they think all is well, their financial problems come into play. Not only that, but D.J. herself and her brother, Win, suffer injuries that just might put an end to what they love the most.

While trying to control all of her problems, D.J. must be able to find her strength, the one that got her through her summer and the one that helped her get on the football team.

Once again, D.J. shines as a heroine who shows that everyone has the ability to get over any obstacle thrown their way. ( )

This book was a vrey good book. It was about a high school girl that plays football on her high school football team. It is about the problems that she must face as she enters her junior year in high school. She lives on a dairy farm and deals with family problems, school problems and problems with friends and her boyfriend. She deals with all of these problems as she helps take care of her brother who gets paralyzed in a college football game. Recommend this book to all young adults.

The year is good. D. J.'s friendship with Amber is great, and with Amber's girlfriend Dale. And Brian is her boyfriend, kind of. Brian is awesome when they are alone or at the farm, but out in public, he get a "What is the world is SHE doing here?" look. Why? D.J. has a lot of time to figure it out when her brother Win gets a spinal cord injury from football and she stays at the hospital with him.
I so loved The Off Season! I thought it was a lot better than Dairy Queen, probably just because I liked the story line better. I definately recommed this book to anyone! ( )

This was a little different from the first book but I still loved it. Different because DJ spends a lot of time with her brother in the hospital. She still has plenty of deep thoughts and shows her strength throughout the book. I definately think that her family would be lost without her.
I could understand her taking over the farm work in the first book more than I could understand her being the sole person at the hospital with Win. I understand that her mother was in no shape, but I thought her dad gave in too easily.
Loved the book and can't wait for the third one. I want to see if Brian ever gets a backbone and if DJ finally gets to have some fun. ( )

I was delighted to be back with DJ again, she is as wonderful as ever. This sequel was full of disaster, but through it all DJ was true to herself, and her observations filled with honesty and hilarity, no matter how dire the circumstances. Again a great sports story, a great relationship story, a great family story. I'd give this to anyone I catch standing still. Oh, and this cover is so much better than the cow on the first one! ( )