Heaven Is Paved With Oreos
Author(s): Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Fourteen-year-old Sarah Zorn intends to spend the summer with her boyfriend Curtis, waiting for a dead calf to decompose in time for the science fair. Her plans are upended when her fake-boyfriend strategy goes awry just as her hippie Grandma Z invites her on a last-minute Roman holiday. As Sarah explores Italys ancient wonders, she cant stop boy-liking Curtis . . . or puzzling over her grandmothers odd behavior.Sarahmust learn tonavigate the murky waters of first love, friendship, and family with heart and good humor.

Review(s):
“My sisters novel is a love story to growing up, a love story to Rome, andin the best and simplest waya love story to family. I adored reading it.”
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love “Fourteen-year-old Sarah discovers first love and family secrets in this sweet-as-a-cookie Dairy Queen companion for slightly younger readers.”
Kirkus

“A sweet story about family and love, which should appeal to tween readers of Wendy Mass.”
Booklist

“[A] funny and sweet coming-of-age story from the author of Dairy Queen. . . [Sarah’s] narrative voice, a winning blend of humor, enthusiasm, and insecurity, will resonate strongly with tween girls, and the journal format will also appeal.”
School Library Journal

“Sarah’s voice is tart and inquisitive, and her observations make the pilgrimage come alive.”
The Horn Book Magazine

“Sarah tells her story in the form of journal entries, and her voice is authentically tween as she tried to sort through the complicated turns her life is taking. . . . Give this to fans of Frances O’Roark Dowell and the younger siblings of those who enjoyed the Dairy Queen trilogy.”
The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

ISBN:9780544439320