University, Interrupted

The first book in the Elizabeth Series. It follows Elizabeth Wakefield as she heads to London for a scholarship.

Plot
Elizabeth is 19 (p.1) and about to start her Junior Year at SVU (p.1). The series opens with her upset about Jessica and Sam cheating behind her back. She has been accepted into University of London's Creating Writing program on scholarship (p.2). While sitting in a diner a girl named Daphne sits with her. Daphne is going to London to spend some time in Europe. Liz decides to go too and drives Daphne to O'Hare International Airport. She has no money left, but she's getting a scholarship with a stipend so she'll be ok. She had been thinking of sleeping with Sam (p.38). Jess has no money to pay the bill at the Moonbeam Motel (p.27), and while running from the manager she trips on a hose and breaks her ankle. When she calls Liz she rejects the call. Jess then calls her parents but leaves out the reason why Liz left her there. Liz meets a cute guy called Nigel in the airport who saves her from a sleazy cowboy. She calls her parents - Ned and Alice are furious with Liz for abandoning Jessica. She cries in the bathroom until a blonde girl tells her to move on - the guy is not worth it. In the lounge Ned and Alice turn up at the airport. They yell at Liz and are shocked when she leaves and gets on the plane. While on the plane Liz sees Daphne in first class - she was upgraded to a later flight. She then finds Nigel is her seat mate. Nigel looks after her and she enjoys the flight.

Characters

 * Elizabeth Wakefield
 * Jessica Wakefield
 * Tyler
 * Ned Wakefield
 * Alice Wakefield
 * Daphne
 * Nigel
 * Larry
 * Ms Dunne
 * Matilda
 * Vanessa Shaw
 * Alice
 * Mary Dale

Mentioned:
 * Sam Burgess
 * Tom Watts
 * Professor Sedder
 * Maxwell Pennington
 * Lord Pennington