Jennifer Ziegler Books In Order

Alpha Dog

Seventeen-year old Katie isn’t used to being in control. Her mother drives her crazy with her constant criticism and advice, and her boyfriend of two years just destroyed her whole world by dumping her on her birthday. It’s just as well that Katie’s headed to a summer program at the University of Texas in Austin-at least there, she can get over Chuck at her own pace. But Austin holds its own challenges-like Christine, a cooler-than-thou roommate whose rocker boyfriend is permanently camped out on the couch. When Christine drags Katie to the city pound to check out a potential pet, it’s Katie who’s mesmerized by a pair of brown doggie eyes. Before she can think it through, she’s standing out on the curb with her adorable new dog, Seamus.

There’s only one problem: Seamus is a holy terror. He chews up the apartment, barks maniacally, terrorizes their landlady’s cat, and seems destined to keep the cutest guy in their building at arm’s length. When Katie takes Seamus in for obedience training, she’s told, ‘You have to be the Alpha Dog.’

The Alpha Dog. The head of the pack. Katie has never wielded much power before, but she finds that being top dog can be addictive. Soon she’s acting the Alpha Dog in every phase of her life, and nothing will ever be the same.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

How Not to Be Popular

Maggie Dempsey is tired of moving all over the country. Her parents are second generation hippies who uproot her every year or so to move to a new city. When Maggie was younger, she thought it was fun and adventurous. Now that she’s a teenager, she hates it. When she moved after her freshman year, she left behind good friends, a great school, and a real feeling of belonging. When she moved her sophomore year, she left behind a boyfriend, too. Now that they ve moved to Austin, she knows better. She s not going to make friends. She s not going to fit in. Anything to prevent her from liking this new place and them from liking her. Only…
things don t go exactly as planned.

From the Hardcover edition.

Sass And Serendipity

For Daphne, the glass is always half full, a situation is better managed with a dab of lip gloss, and the boy of her dreams the one she’s read about in all of her novels is waiting for her just around the corner. For Gabby, nothing ever works out positively; wearing any form of makeup is a waste of study time, and boys will only leave you heartbroken. Her best friend, Mule, is the only one who has been there for her every step of the way. But when the richest boy in town befriends Gabby, and Daphne starts to hang out more and more with her best and only friend, Mule, Gabby is forced to confront the emotional barriers she has put up to stop the hurting. And for once, her sassiness may fall prey to her definition of stupidity. From the Hardcover edition.