*like new, name written on inside cover-see picture. A LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Eating the Cheshire Cat lures us into a world of perfectly planned parties and steep social ladders, where traditional rites of passago take unpredictable and hornifying turns as three girls and their overbearing mothers collide. In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, beauty is as beauty does, with axes and knives and killer smiles. Sarina Summers and her mother will stop at nothing to have it all. Nicole Hicks harbors a fierce obsession with Sarina, which repeatedly undermines Mrs. Hicks's ambitious goals. Bitty Jack Carlson, a nice gir from the wrong side of the tracks, is caught in the crossfire but struggles to succeed outside the confines of this outrageous yet eerily familiar Southern community. It's sun/ ival of the fittest. Which girl will come out on top? Covering everything from summer camp to the University of Alabama's Homecoming game, this fast-paced and unforgettable novel will keep readers guessing until the bitter end. "This... comic novel gleefully takes on Southern stereotypes, teenage rituals... and even the hallowed relationship between mother and daughter." -DON O'BAIANT, ATLANTA JOURNAL -CONSTITUTION "A wicked look at the wacked world of Southern social climbing ... hilarious." -CATMI HANAUER, MADEMDISELLE

ISBN: 9780684864419