Vicky's Victory

Malt Shop Milestones, Book One

Young lives. First loves. And a classic American period enlivened by jukeboxes and chocolate malts.

Vicky, a bookish sixteen-year-old, wouldn't call herself popular. But around her thriving Black community of West Hill, and especially at school, she's pretty well-known: as "The Brain of West Hill High." In addition to keeping her grades up this year, she's looking to make an impact writing for the school newspaper. A step toward her goal of becoming a journalist one day.

On a different note, Vicky is ready to get a new, real taste of romance. She dreams of spending time with an interesting guy who'll be a match for her head as well as her heart. A guy who'll applaud her career ambitions.

But finding someone like that might be too much to hope for in high school. Maybe?

Come along on a memorable milestone journey—here in this nostalgic nod to the bygone era of "malt shop" books.