The Cheerleader — Stephanie Queen

At the University of Connecticut in 1975 it wasn't all that cool to be a cheerleader...or to belong to a sorority. There was no homecoming ball or homecoming queen. Student didn't care about those things anymore. Or at least they pretended not to care--because all the old traditions and trappings of college social life were wiped out in the previous decade of turmoil, the infamous 60's. Students in 1975 were left with the dust settling around a new unknown social scene where the rules were murky at best.When Susie's dad lost his job, she was forced to transfer from Smith, a small exclusive ollege, to the big state university where she had to start over, all her plans trashed.Disoriented, confused about her future and friendless, she's swept up by an old friend from junior high. Liz is captain of the cheerleading squad and hot to win her ex-boyfriend back--the star running back for the football team.When Susie made the impulsive decision to join the cheering squad, she never intended for things to go so terribly wrong. There are so many decisions to make in college and far too many choices without a lot of guidance because she was supposed to be an adult. And it seemed like every decision might affect the rest of her life.She never predicted that the hardest choice would be to pick between her best friend Liz who appreciates who she is no matter what, and a boy who she admires and craves to be worthy of--Bryan, the boy Liz wants. The boy who doesn't want Liz.Is it wrong for a girl to fall for her best friend's crush? According to Suzie's conscience, the answer is yes.Even if Bryan has other ideas...