A Girl Called Chris Author:Marg Nelson Rod moved closer to Chris...she could almost hear his heart beating. "You still think I'm being dishonest about that cannery scholarship? Well, you don't understand, that's all. You've never had to worry about the future. You're probably already pledged to one of the dizziest sororities on campus. Pretty nice." — "Rod Peterson!" Chris fought... more » back tears. "That's not true. All my life I've wanted to go to college, but we can't afford it. At high school I worked like a dog for the Home Ec scholarship. I didn't get it, and I'm not going to college!"« less