Waiting on Wednesday

Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth

Release date: May 1, 2012 (HarperCollins)

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. 
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature

Why I Want This:

I read Divergent about two months ago and LOVED it. Oh my goodness! I don't know how I'm going to be able to wait five months! 

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Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach
June 1, 2011/Sourcebooks/Young Adult

I, Felton Reinstein, am Stupid Fast. Seriously. The upper classmen used to call me Squirrel Nut, because I was little and jumpy. Then, during sophomore year, I got tall and huge and so fast the gym teachers in their tight shorts fell all over themselves. During summer, three things happened all at once. First, the pee-smelling jocks in my grade got me to work out for football, even though I had no intention of playing. Second, on my paper route the most beautiful girl I have ever seen moved in and played piano at 6 a.m. Third, my mom, who never drinks, had some wine, slept in her car, stopped weeding the garden, then took my TV and put it in her room and decided she wouldn’t get out of bed.

Listen, I have not had much success in my life. But suddenly I’m riding around in a jock’s pick-up truck? Suddenly I’m invited to go on walks with beautiful girls? So, it’s understandable that when my little brother stopped playing piano and began to dress like a pirate I didn’t pay much attention. That I didn’t want to deal with my mom coming apart.


WHY I WANT IT:
While I was on goodreads looking for books to put on my '2011 Debut Authors' challenge, I came across this book and immediately LOVED the sound of it. I don't know, I love sports and the main character sounds awesome. 


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The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Knopf Books for Young Readers/January 11, 2011


Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She's not comforted by the news that she'll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run?As she struggles to cope with crutches and a first cyborg-like prosthetic, Jessica feels oddly both in the spotlight and invisible. People who don't know what to say, act like she's not there. Which she could handle better if she weren't now keenly aware that she'd done the same thing herself to a girl with CP named Rosa. A girl who is going to tutor her through all the math she's missed. A girl who sees right into the heart of her.With the support of family, friends, a coach, and her track teammates, Jessica may actually be able to run again. But that's not enough for her now. She doesn't just want to cross finish lines herself—she wants to take Rosa with her.


Why I Want This: WOWZA. This summary sounds so great, very intense. I'm quite obsessed when it comes to running. I just love the sound of it and I think that it will be so great. Not to mention the fact that the person who wrote this, Wendelin Van Draanen , also wrote the YA/MG novel Flipped, which I've heard amazing things about!! 


I think that if this book came out this fall I would so add this to the list of books I'll be reading during cross country season, on the way to and back from the meets, to help motivate me and whatnot. But it doesn't come out until next year! : (

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Fall For Anything by Courtney Summers 
December 21, 2010/St. Martin's Griffin


I stare at the bonfire until I realize it’s fallen quiet and everyone is staring at me.
“Oh. It’s okay,” I say to Deacon. “It’s okay.”
“Sorry about your dad,” Deacon says. “That was supremely fucked up.”
“Yeah,” I agree. “It was.”
“Is it true your mom’s like, catatonic?”
“Deacon!” Jenna.
“What?” Deacon asks. “It’s not like we’re not all thinking it.”

A gritty story of one girl’s attempt to make sense of her father’s untimely death…


Why I Want This: UM. Courtney Summers is freakin' awesome. And I've only read Cracked Up To Be (I NEED SOME GIRLS ARE RIGHT NOW!). That paragraph sounds amazing and I just love the plot. Also, WHOA! Look at that stunning cover! Now, I'm sure that's not an official one but its still gorgeous and I think it's intriguing. Anyways, I guess December isn't too long of a wait, but still. 

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Inconvenient by Margie Gelbwasser
November 28, 2010/Flux


Summary
Welcome to Glenfair, New Jersey’s Little Moscow, where fifteen-year-old Alyssa Bondar lives with her Russian-born, Jewish parents. In their culture, drinking is as traditional as blinchiki and piroshkis. So when her mom starts having bad days, it seems like Alyssa’s the only one who notices-or cares.

Alyssa would love to focus on regular stuff like her first kiss with Keith, her cute track team partner-or simply come home without dread of what she might find. But someone has to clean up her mom’s mess. Her dad is steeped in work, the evening news, and denial. Her best friend Lana is busy-shamelessly vying for a place with the popular crowd who ridicule their Russian heritage.

It’s up to Alyssa to save her mom-and her family. But who will be there to catch Alyssa when her mom’s next fall off the wagon drags her down, too?


Why I Want This:
HOW AMAZING does this sound?! I love the fact that it features a Jewish main character where the culture plays apart in the book (I've read some books where the MC is Jewish but the religion and culture isn't necessarily talked about) . AND RUNNING IS INVOLVED! I love books that their is running. This summary mentions track team but another summary I read said cross country team -which is better ;)- but either way it sounds amazing! 

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Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann

February 8, 2011/Simon Pulse

The small town of Cryer's Cross is rocked by tragedy when an unassuming freshman disappears without a trace. Kendall Fletcher wasn’t that friendly with the missing girl, but the angst wreaks havoc on her OCD-addled brain.

When a second student goes missing - someone close to Kendall's heart - the community is in an uproar. Caught in a downward spiral of fear and anxiety, Kendall¹s not sure she can hold it together. When she starts hearing the voices of the missing, calling out to her and pleading for help, she fears she’s losing her grip on reality. But when she finds messages scratched in a desk at school - messages that could only be from the missing student who used to sit there - Kendall decides that crazy or not, she’d never forgive herself if she didn’t act on her suspicions.

Something's not right in Cryer’s Cross - and Kendall’s about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried.

I've read the Wake trilogy and really enjoyed all the books! I am so excited for this. It sounds very intriguing! Here are my reviews of WAKE, FADE, and GONE.

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Delirium by Lauren Oliver HarperTeen/February 1, 2011

Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that one love -the deliria- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.

Why I want this: How cool does this sound? I haven't read anything like this and it's intriguing. Although I still don't have a copy of Before I Fall (which I need to read very soon!) I heard so many good things about Lauren Oliver's writing! And how awesome is that cover?! Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine

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Amelia O'Donohue Is So Not a Virgin by Helen Fitzgerald November 1, 2010/Sourcebooks Fire At this boarding school, even the wildest rumors don't measure up to what's really going on... Rachel Ross is asthmatic and "more bottled up than ketchup," but that's fine. Nothing will prevent her from graduating at the top of her exclusive new boarding school and getting into Oxford. Rachel refuses to be distracted by the present until she uncovers a shocking secret on campus. She realizes that someone is in desperate need of help and that she actually has something to share-and more friends than she knew. With an utterly original, hilarious, and honest voice, Amelia O'Donohue delivers a sexy new boarding school tale with true heart-and a surprise ending you won't forget.

Why I want this: Sounds very interesting AND set in a boarding school!

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Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
Margaret K. McElderry/September 14, 2010

It moves from the story of Kristina Snow, who became addicted to crystal meth (aka crank, "the monster") in Crank, and whose story continued with Glass, to the next generation. Hunter, Autumn and Summer--three of Kristina Snow's five children--live with different guardians and go by different last names. What they share is an absent mother whose real love for the past 20 years has been crank. The novel shifts among their three narratives and incorporates news items that also shed light on their family history--one riddled with the ravages of addiction.

Why I Want This:  I read both Crank and Glass in 8th grade and loved them..which remains me, I need to check them out from the library soon to reread them! These books are some of the most rawest and intense books I've ever read. I can't wait to read this! Ellen Hopkins is amazing and I still need to read 1 or 2 of her other books. 

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Grace by Elizabeth Scott September 16, 2010/Dutton Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb. But she refuses to die for the cause, and now Grace is on the run, daring to dream of freedom. In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert. Accompanied by the mysterious Kerr, Grace struggles to be invisible, but the fear of discovery looms large as she recalls the history and events that delivered her uncertain fate. Told in spare, powerful prose, this tale of a dystopian near future will haunt readers long after they've reached the final page. Why I want this: It's ELIZABETH SCOTT! Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine

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Annexed by Sharon Dogar Houghton Mifflin/October 4, 2010

Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex – but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? In this powerful and gripping novel, Sharon Dogar explores what this might have been like from Peter’s point of view. What was it like to be forced into hiding with Anne Frank, first to hate her and then to find yourself falling in love with her? Especially with your parents and her parents all watching almost everything you do together. To know you’re being written about in Anne’s diary, day after day? What’s it like to start questioning your religion, wondering why simply being Jewish inspires such hatred and persecution? Or to just sit and wait and watch while others die, and wish you were fighting. As Peter and Anne become closer and closer in their confined quarters, how can they make sense of what they see happening around them? Anne’s diary ends on August 4, 1944, but Peter’s story takes us on, beyond their betrayal and into the Nazi death camps. He details with accuracy, clarity and compassion the reality of day to day survival in Auschwitz – and ultimately the horrific fates of the Annex’s occupants. Why I want this: I'm sure a lot of you have read The Diary of Anne Frank, or at least know about it and know the background story. This book sounds fantastic and I would love to read something like this! Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine.

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Rich and Mad by William Nicholson

September 14, 2010/EgmontUSA

Summary: This is a compelling and beautifully written novel about first love, first sex, and everything in between. Maddy Fisher has decided to fall in love. And not just any sort of love: can't-eat can't-sleep crazy in love. Rich Ross is after the same thing. He's set his sights high, and he's going to make it happen. The problem is, in life's messy whirlwind of friends and lies and sex and porn, the real thing can be hard to fine. But there's always a first time for everything...

Why I want this: This novel sounds absolutely fantastic. I love books on first love and I like that this book sounds different from any of the others that I've

read!

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Teenage Waistland by Lynn Biederman & Lisa Pazer

Random House/November 9, 2010

Summary: You all believe that losing one-hundred-plus pounds will solve everything, but it won’t. Something far heavier is weighing on you, and until you deal with that, nothing in your lives will be right.” –Betsy Glass, PhD, at first weekly group counseling session for ten severely obese teens admitted into exclusive weight-loss surgery trial Patient #1: Female, age 16, 5'4", 288 lbs. Thrust into size-zero suburban hell by remarried liposuctioned mom. Hates new school and skinny boy-toy stepsister. Body size exceeded only by her big mouth. Patient #2: Male, age 16, 6'2", 335 lbs. All-star football player, but if he gets “girl surgery,” as his dad calls it, he’ll probably get benched. Has moobies—male boobies. Forget about losing his V-card—he’s never even been kissed. Patient #3: Female, age 15, 5'6", 278 lbs. Morbidly obese and morbid, living alone with severely depressed mother who won’t leave her bed. Best and only friend is another patient, whose dark secret threatens everything Patient #3 believes about life. Told in the voices of patients Marcie Mandlebaum, Bobby Konopka, and Annie “East” Itou, Teenage Waistland is a story of betrayal, intervention, a life-altering operation, and how a long-buried truth can prove far more devastating than the layers of fat that protect it.

WHY I WANT IT: I absolutely love The Who, so the title is a great spin (someone should make a trailer for the book using that song)! I love the plot. I love books that deal with weight books, like this. I can't wait to read it.

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Her and Me and You by Lauren Strasnick

Simon Pulse / October 5, 2010

"First love, broken friendships, and heartache all play a part in this evocative, voice-driven novel about Alex, a girl whose world is ripped apart when her father’s affair splits her family in two.

Alex moves with her mess of a mother to a new town, where she is befriended by hot, enigmatic Fred—and alternately flirted with and cold-shouldered by Fred’s twin sister, Adina. Others warn Alex to steer clear of the twins, whose sibling relationship is considered abnormal at best, but there’s just something about Fred—and something about Adina—that draws Alex to them and makes her want to be part of their crazy world…no matter the consequences."

Why I want this: Well, Nothing Like You is on the top of my bookshelf just sitting there and whenever I see it I am seriously thinking 'Man, I wish Lauren Strasnick would write another book.' I read Nothing Like You in the beginning of this year and really enjoyed it. It was a fast read and her writing is amazing. I am so excited for this book! I love the sound of it AND okay, THE COVER IS SO GORGEOUS. It really is.

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Wishlist for Upcoming Books

Here is my wishlist for upcoming books! Titles that have a link are my 'Waiting on Wednesday' posts. Will be adding more really soon!

January:
1 - The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman
1 - The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson
6 - XVI by Julia Karr
11 - Timeless by Alexandra Monir
25 - What Things Look Like by Angela Johnson

February:
1 - Delirium by Lauren Oliver Thanks, HarperTeen!!
1 - Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley
8 - Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann
8 - Four Seasons by Jane Breskin Zalben
8 - So Shelly by Ty Roth
8 - Will Work for Prom Dress by Aimee Ferris
15 - Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
15 - Rival by Sara Bennet Wealer
22 - Haven by Kristi Cook
Dead To You by Lisa McMann

March:
1 - Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
3 - The Implosion of Aggie Winchester by Lara Zielin
31 - Wake Unto Me by Lisa Cach

April:
1 - Then I Met My Sister by Christine Hurley Deriso
5 - City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
5 - Where She Went by Gayle Forman
19 - Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz
26 - Bumped by Megan McCafferty
26 - Carmen by Walter Dean Myers
26 - We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

May:
1 - The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
3 - So Much Closer by Susane Colasanti
8 - But I Love Him by Amanda Grace
8 - Popular by Alissa Grosso
10 - Bitter End by Jennifer Brown
10 - What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
24 - Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

June:
7 - My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody

July:

12 - Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris
12 - Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

August:
23 - Sweetly by Jackson Pearce

September:
1 - The Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Delinquents by Suzanne Young
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann

October:
8 - Don't Breathe a Word by Holly Cupala

No specific month:
Return to Me by Justina Chen Headley

Miss Fortune Cookie by Lauren Bjorkman

C-Side Tales by Tara Kelly

Tris and Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison

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The Duff by Kody Keplinger

Little Brown/Poppy (September 7, 2010)

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley. Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

Thoughts: Oh my! Please get me this book RIGHT now. I want it! I absolutely love plots like this and already the reviews I've seen for this are all good. The author is a debut author and what's more only just finished her first year of college - only 18 years old! That's wicked.

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You by Charles Benoit

Release date: September 1, 2010

Publisher: HarperTeen

A note from the author: It's easy to forget that we spend our early teens afraid. We're afraid of fitting in, standing out, or being ignored. We worry that we'll never get a date, never get into college, and never amount to anything. Just like everyone predicts. It's also easy to discount these fears. Looking back, it seems impossible that we would have stayed awake all night worrying about what someone else thought of our clothes or that we ever doubted our abilities, our potential. But that's only because we know how the story ends. I wanted to write a book that started with these fears as givens, bottling them in tight and capping them off with that artificial indifference genetically required of all teens. Kyle Chase is not a bad kid. He's not a good kid, either. He's a typical kid. He's any kid. And, at one point in your life, he was you.

The summary gives me chills. I can't wait to read this!

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Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto by Eric Luper
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Publisher: Balzer + Bray


Summary: "Seth Baumgartner just had the worst day of his life.
His girlfriend dumped him (at Applebee's), he spied his father on a date with a woman who is not his mother (also at Applebee's!), and he lost his fourth job of the year. It's like every relationship he cares about is imploding, and he can't figure out what's going on.
To find answers, Seth decides to start an anonymous podcast called The Love Manifesto, exploring "what love is, why love is, and why we're stupid enough to keep going back for more." Things start looking up when Seth gets a job at a golf club with his hilarious and smut-minded best friend, Dimitri, and Dimitri's sister, Audrey. With their help, Seth tracks down his father's mystery date, hits the most infamous bogey in the history of golf, and discovers that sometimes love means eating the worst chicken-salad sandwich you can ever imagine."


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My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares

Release Date: June 1, 2010

"Daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl. Life after life, crossing continents and dynasties, he and Sophia (despite her changing name and form) have been drawn together-and he remembers it all. Daniel has "the memory", the ability to recall past lives and recognize souls of those he's previously known. It is a gift and a curse. For all the times that he and Sophia have been drawn together throughout history, they have also been torn painfully, fatally, apart. A love always too short. Interwoven through Sophia and Daniel's unfolding present day relationship are glimpses of their expansive history together. From 552 Asia Minor to 1918 England and 1972 Virginia, the two souls share a long and sometimes torturous path of seeking each other time and time again. But just when young Sophia (now "Lucy" in the present) finally begins to awaken to the secret of their shared past, to understand the true reason for the strength of their attraction, the mysterious force that has always torn them apart reappears. Ultimately, they must come to understand what stands in the way of their love if they are ever to spend a lifetime together."

I saw this book over the weekend and I love Ann Brashares other books! Then, I read the summary. Oh my! This sounds fantastic! I can't even describe how much I want to read this book. And the cover is wonderful!

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Glimpse by Carol Lynch Wiliams Release Date: June 22, 2010 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Summary: It’s the story of a girl whose older sister tries to kill herself. The main character wants to find out why

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