A.J. and the gang are graduating! But the out-of-control PTA president is turning the whole thing into a huge ceremony complete with fireworks, a petting zoo, and a flyover by the Blue Angels! Is moving up to third grade such a big deal? And what could possibly go wrong?
Saucy, headstrong Petrina had just escaped from her country school when she ran into her Guardian, Earl of Staverton. To her surprise he was not the old stuffed shirt she'd expected, but a young, strikingly handsome aristocrat--and without a doubt the coldest, most arrogant man she'd ever met. No matter how desperately hard Petrina tried, she could not befriend the Earl. Her very presence seemed to annoy him. Preoccupied with his idle love affairs, he sought to arrange for her -- a decent marriage and be quickly done with her . . .
What happens when a psychic tells Lucy that she'll be getting married within the year? Her roommates panic! What is going to happen to their blissful existence of eating take-out, drinking too much wine, bringing men home, and never vacuuming? Lucy reassures her friends that she's far too busy arguing with her mother and taking care of her irresponsible father to get married. And then there's the small matter of not even having a boyfriend. But then Lucy meets gorgeous, unreliable Gus. Could he be the future Mr. Lucy Sullivan? Or could it be handsome Chuck? Or Daniel, the world's biggest flirt? Or even cute Jed, the new guy at work?
If you ever wondered how cheese was invented — and where, and when, and even why — then CHEESE: A GLOBAL HISTORY is the book for you. Cheese is one of the most ancient of civilized foods and one of the most nourishing: it could even be the product with which trade began.
