Growing up sucks! But it's a little less lonely with a friend like Goaty, the protagonist in Ali Liebegott's The IHOP Papers. A 19-year old virgin, Goaty follows love (or was that obsession?) to San Francisco in order to live with her community college philosophy professor, Irene, and Irene's new boyfriend. And girlfriend. Goaty's new home, The Simplicity House, is no utopia, though. So, Goaty gets a job at IHOP to fill her pockets and her time. The story takes off from there...

It's no joke - you'll find a friend in Goaty - you'll probably cringe when she cuts, laugh when she drops things on customers, and squirm when she nurses crush after crush on unavailable older women. Will Goaty ever get laid? Will Irene ever get a clue? Will Goaty quit IHOP?