Get A Job: job-related fiction and nonfiction for teens at the Bettendorf Public Library
compiled 3/17/04

Fiction

Burger Wuss by M. T. Anderson
YA F ANDE
Anthony loses his girlfriend to another guy. The first step in his revenge is to get a job at O'Dermott's, the fast food joint where the guy works.

Hope was Here by Joan Bauer
YA F BAUE
After moving to Wisconsin to run a diner with her aunt, 16-year-old Hope finds herself involved in the small town's mayoral race, where the G.T., owner of the diner, enters the race against the undefeated longtime mayor. G.T. has leukemia, but Hope sees the goodness and power in him.

Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
YA F BAUE
The best part of Jenna's life is spent in Gladstone's Shoe Store, where she's an ace salesperson. But when her dad shows up, drunk again, even Gladstone's isn't a haven for Jenna. When Mrs. Gladstone offers Jenna a job as her driver, Jenna jumps at the chance to escape her life, even if only for a few weeks.

Frozen Rodeo by Catherine Clark
YA F CLAR
Can a teen gas station attendant solve the mystery of area convenience store robberies in between summer school French classes and vying for the affections of the boy of her dreams?

Truth or Dairy by Catherine Clark
YA F CLAR
Courtney starts her diary after her boyfriend breaks up with her "for her benefit". Since he's heading off to college, he "doesn't want to hold her back". Courtney decides enough is enough and vows not to date at all during her senior year. A funny diary of heartbreak and healing; it gets its title from the ice cream/fruit smoothie cafe where Courtney works.

Wurst Case Scenario by Catherine Clark
YA F CLAR
In this sequel to "Truth or Dairy", Courtney has decided that to broaden her horizons, she's going to school in Wisconsin. Never mind that her boyfriend Grant is still in Colorado, never mind that being vegan in America's Dairyland is, well, difficult at best (especially when you work at a sausage kitchen!). Courtney doesn't think of backing out - not for the first day or two, anyway.

Body Bags by Christopher Golden
YA M GOLD
When Jennifer Blake starts college outside Boston, the father she never knew -- a retired criminal psychologist -- gets her a job in an autopsy lab. Soon Jenna is drawn into a series of mysteries where the cause of death appears to be natural, but the killer is most certainly human.

Pool Boy by Michael Simmons
YA F SIMM
When his father is arrested for insider trading and his family loses all their money, Brett Gerson takes a job as an assistant to a 70-something pool cleaner in his former wealthy California neighborhood and learns some valuable life lessons.

Doing Time: Notes from the Undergrad by Rob Thomas
YA F THOM
Ten students tell of their experiences in school-required community service jobs. Some students loved it, some hated it; reactions range from warm fuzzy feelings to bone-chillingly uncaring. As always, Thomas really made me think - and I enjoyed it all the way.

Green Thumb by Rob Thomas
YA F THOM
A brainy middle schooler gets a college intern's job working in a rainforest one summer.

Drive by Diana Wieler
YA F WIEL
Jens has drive. That's how he became the Chocolate King - he was driven to sell more chocolates than anyone in the history of his football team. But sometimes drive isn't enough - especially not when you drive right over other people in an effort to get what you want.

Non-fiction

Career tests : 25 revealing self-tests to help you find and succeed at the perfect career by Louis Janda
153.94 JA
Collects 25 revealing tests that help job-seekers discover their attitudes toward and aptitudes for work.

Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow: Discovering your right livelihood by Marsha Sinetar
650.1 SI
A step-by-step guide to finding the work best suited to your needs and talents.

Everything You Need to Know About Getting a Job by Carlienne Frisch
YA 650.14 FR
A practical overview of the process of looking for work, especially geared toward those teens seeking their first real job.

How to Get a Job if You're a Teenager by Cindy Pervola and Debby Hobgood
YA 650.14 PE
Covers getting and filling out an application, preparing for and participating in an interview, on-the-job etiquette, and leaving a position.

Rules for the Road: surviving your first job out of school by Eve Luppert
YA 651.14 LU
A introduction to the working world that reveals the unspoken "rules" of corporate life, "Rules for the Road" tells first-time workers everything they need to know to get ahead and succeed.