Jennifer Brown

Though I've already started my 2010 blog tour, I've still got one more "Lunching with Leads" blog to share with you. It's a beautiful day, and a perfect time to grab some lunch with Fiona, the main character in Kristin Walker's debut novel, A MATCH MADE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

About A Match Made in High School

When a mandatory marriage education course forces Fiona to “try the knot” with super-jock Todd Harding, she’s convinced life could not possibly get any worse.  Until moments later, when her long-time crush is paired with her arch-enemy (otherwise known as Todd’s obscenely hot, slightly sadistic girlfriend).  But that’s nothing compared to her best friend’s fate – a year with the very shy, very goofy, very big Johnny Mercer. 

A series of hilarious pranks and misunderstandings leave Fiona wondering: is there something her supposed “best friend” hasn’t told her? Could there be more to Johnny Mercer than a deep voice and an awesome music collection? And perhaps most intriguing of all, is it possible that Todd Harding could actually have a heart – and a brain – beneath his pretty-boy exterior?

I did get a chance to read this book, and I thought is was hilarious, so I'm really excited to meet feisty Fiona! Here she comes now!

Where are we eating?

School cafeteria. The decor kinda sucks, but at least it's not fish sticks day.

Okay, it's a little known fact that I actually really love school cafeteria food. So I'm totally down with this lunch. What's on the menu?

Hot-to-the-dogs, dog.

Well, I was kinda hoping it would be pizza day, but I'm cool with a hot dog, too. Looks like you've invited another guest to join us. Who is it?

Mybest friend, Mar. She doesn't partake of the highly processed, nitrate-filled, tube-shaped meat so much, though. She's having a salad.

Well, now that you put it that way, I'm not so sure I'm so into it anymore, either. Let's just not talk about what hot dogs are made of. Oh, and speaking of what we won't talk about... What is the one subject you hope I don't bring up?

Callie Brooks's seventh birthday party. Let's just say there was a horse involved and some urinary incontinence, too. Seriously, don't ask.

Okay. No traumatic birthday discussions. Got it. What is the one subject you hope I will bring up?

How absolutely amazing and gorgeous Jack White is and how he should totally leave his model wife and come ravage me.

He should. He really should. So, you're getting tons of attention from fans. How do you feel about all this limelight?

Yeah, I'm not exactly loving it. Limelight's not really my thing. I'm more of a stand-off-to-the-side-and-make-fun-of-the-idiot-who's-in-the-limelight type of person.

You and me both, Fiona! I think the bell just rang, so we should probably wrap this up. I brought some candy for dessert. Which begs the obvious question: How do you eat a Reeses?

Any and every way humanly possible.

Amen, sister!

Thanks for stopping by my blog for lunch today, Fiona! And good luck, Kristin, on your book!

Pick up your own copy of A MATCH MADE IN HIGH SCHOOL here!

About Kristin Walker

Kristin Walker grew up roaming the Pennsylvania countryside. She finally landed at Penn State, where she earned a BA in Theatre Arts. In addition to being actor, Kristin was many things on her way to becoming an author, such as a lifeguard, a nanny, a beginning ballroom dance instructor, a library circulation clerk, and very nearly a nurse. A Match Made in High School (Razorbill/Penguin Group) is her first novel. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Ladybug, Wee Ones, and two Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Kristin lives in a Chicago suburb with her husband and three sons. Visit Kristin at her website: www.kristin-walker.com