Supporting the Sorta Hometown Girl

Ever since the movie Juno was released in December, screenplay writer Diablo Cody has been getting a lot of media attention -- especially here in the Twin Cities.

Minnesota loves to promote its own and even though Cody only lived in the Twin Cities for a short time, and doesn't live here anymore, seemingly every local publication has pumped out glowing articles about her and her ascent into the national spotlight, which started right here in little ol' Minneapolis.

Of course hubby and I went to see Juno soon after it opened. To not have would have felt like we were breaking some sort of law, such was the glitter and fanfare it received. And it was fun to hear the characters reference such backyard landmarks like "Ridgedale Mall" in the film.

When Juno received four Academy Award nominations (best actress, best screenplay, best director and best film), we nodded our heads and concurred that yes, it had been a good show.

So when I came across a stack of hardcover copies of Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper for 4 bucks at Barnes and Noble the other day, I had to get one. Before she wrote Juno, Cody wrote Candy Girl and it's filled with Minneapolis references.

I read it over the weekend. It was a VERY fast read. And I was actually kinda surprised by the fact that all the place names weren't disguised. One could actually use Candy Girl as a sort of guidebook to Minneapolis Strip Clubs (if one were looking for that sort of thing).

But, after closing the back cover, I still had one question. Why is the book called Candy Girl?

I kept thinking that "Candy" was going to have been her stripper stage name, but it wasn't.

I feel like I'm overlooking something totally obvious. Anyone out there know the reason behind the title?