Last Dance at the Frosty Queen

Last Dance at the Frosty Queen by Richard Allen Uhlig is definitely a spring time novel. As high school graduation approaches, Arty Flood wants nothing more than to escape his small Kansas town and see the world. But Arty’s life is a mess and it takes money to escape. His boss at Stiles Style, a clothing company for dogs, owes him over $1000 in back wages, the town sheriff blackmails him into dating his daughter, he is having an affair with his drama teacher and his family’s funeral home business is failing.

But Arty’s life begins to look up when the girl of his dreams swims into his life. Vanessa has problems of her own, but she helps Arty see that he must accept responsibility for his own actions and make things happen instead of blaming everyone else. She also lets him see his small town through the eyes of an outsider and shows him that you don’t have to escape to learn how to live.