Courtney Changes the Game is the first volume of Courtney's series. It is included with the Courtney doll when purchased and can be purchased separately.
Characters[]
Introduced[]
- Courtney Moore
- Maureen D'Amico
- Bruce Moore
- Mike D'Amico
- Tina D'Amico
- Rafi D'Amico
- Kip Tomatsu
- Sarah Barrett
- Jackie Barrett
Only in Courtney Changes the Game[]
Chapter by Chapter Summary[]
Chapter One: Game Over[]
Chapter Two: A New Job[]
Chapter Three: Dream Big[]
Chapter Four: Making Room[]
Chapter Five: Totally Bogus[]
Chapter Six: Less Than Perfect[]
Chapter Seven: Challengers[]
Chapter Eight: The Interview[]
Chapter Nine: Angry Tina and Fun Tina[]
Chapter Ten: Mother-Daughters Day[]
Chapter Eleven: Door-to-Door[]
Chapter Twelve: Countdown[]
Chapter Thirteen: Aftermath[]
Chapter Fourteen: A Lasting Impact[]
Chapter Fifteen: Crystal Starshooter's Universe[]
Word List[]
Definitions of popular slang of the 1980s.
Inside Courtney's World[]
Discusses the early to mid-1980s and the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Topics discussed:
- The election of Ronald Reagan as president
- The lack of employment early in the decade, later followed by a rise in consumer purchasing
- Fads such as Cabbage Patch Kids
- The rise of malls and mall culture such as Valley Girls
- Television and cable TV, including more focused channels like CNN, HBO, Nickelodeon and the rising availability of VCRs
- MTV and its influence on music and youth fashion
- The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster--including how it was broadcast live to school children nationwide and the aftermath
- Women's rise in politics and other careers that had been traditionally dominated by men, and the challenges faced from the wage gap and sexism
- Changing family dynamics such as divorce, blended families, use of day care for younger children, and latch key kids
- The continued rise of recycling from the 1970s
- The rise of technology in the 1980s and how it--and women's expansion into society--paved the way for modern day technology and more gender equality