Jennie has been a widow for two years.

Jennie's twelve-year-old son thinks it's about time she started dating, and so does her best friend, Angela. So with Angela's help, Jennie signs up to an online dating site. Within hours, she has several dates lined up for the week. Surely there will be one Prince Charming in the bunch. And if not, it's only one date, right? How bad could it be?

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Melodie Campbell's profile page

MICHELLE MONTEITH is an award-winning actor based in Toronto. She has appeared in critically acclaimed off-Broadway runs of Spoon River and Of Human Bondage. Her other plays include: The Heidi Chronicles, Eurydice, Angels in America, Ghosts, Parfumerie, Picture This (Soulpepper), The Lesson (Modern Times), Butcher (ATP, Why Not Theatre, Theatre Centre), Ubuntu, Little One, Waiting Room, Generous, The Valley (Tarragon Theatre), The Russian Play (Factory Theatre), The Diary of Anne Frank (Neptune) The Glass Menagerie (Canadian Stage, Segal Ctr), Blasted (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre), The Mill (Theatrefront), Hamlet (NAC) Caesar and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Stratford). She is the co-creator of 2B theatre’s award-winning Revisited.

Montieth has worked in film and on the television series Haven, Bitten, and Saving Hope, among others, and voice acts for audiobooks, animation, and radio.

Michelle Monteith's profile page

"Melodie Campbell is the Queen of the Rapid Read…Worst Date Ever is one the best of this genre. Like all her novels the dialogue is the driving force. This tale is funny, but Campbell finds the sad notes, the desperate moves and the gentle poignancy when two people realize that what they wanted was right in front of them. Finding a complete story like this in a novella form is rare…This rapid read is more than a good read."

Canadian Mystery Reviews

"Campbell's work will appeal to adults as well as to teens who enjoy romantic comedies."

CM Magazine

"This is great for adult newcomers to reading or the English language as well as anyone who enjoys zipping through a lighthearted read in a single, short sitting."

Booklist