Seven Kinds of Ordinary Catastrophes

LIFE DOESN’T GET any easier for Gert Garibaldi now that she has a boyfriend and a car. Stephen learned his French kissing technique from a camel, and when he calls Gert on New Year’s Day to make a shocking (and hilarious) confession, Gert is thrown into such a tailspin that their relationship may never recover. Meanwhile, Gert branches out, joining the soccer team and accepting her first job—even though she doesn’t find making donuts all that “fulfilling.” Gert struggles with the small questions until a health crisis for her dad pushes the Big Questions all too close. What will Gert do if her parents aren’t around much longer? How will she pay for college? And what does the future hold for the queen of rants and raves?