"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Be sure to post a link to your Waiting on Wednesday below!
This week's pre-publication "We can't wait to read it!" selections are...
We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a true story
Author: Josh Sundquist
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A bright, poignant, and deeply funny autobiographical account of coming-of-age as an amputee cancer survivor, from Josh Sundquist: Paralympic ski racer, YouTube star, and motivational speaker.
Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.
For twenty-three hours.
In eighth grade.
Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?
The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD )Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places. (Summary from Goodreads)
Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.
For twenty-three hours.
In eighth grade.
Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?
The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD )Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places. (Summary from Goodreads)
I love reading a memoir with humor thrown in. This sounds like it will be an entertaining coming-of-age story and a great book to add to my YA memoir school bookshelf.
(Kanin Chronicles, Book 1)
Author: Amanda Hocking
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Published by: St. Martin's Griffin
Bryn Aven is an outcast among the Kanin, the most powerful of the troll tribes.
Set apart by her heritage and her past, Bryn is a tracker who's determined to become a respected part of her world. She has just one goal: become a member of the elite King's Guard to protect the royal family. She's not going to let anything stand in her way, not even a forbidden romance with her boss Ridley Dresden.
But all her plans for the future are put on hold when Konstantin - a fallen hero she once loved - begins kidnapping changelings. Bryn is sent in to help stop him, but will she lose her heart in the process? (Summary from Goodreads)
Set apart by her heritage and her past, Bryn is a tracker who's determined to become a respected part of her world. She has just one goal: become a member of the elite King's Guard to protect the royal family. She's not going to let anything stand in her way, not even a forbidden romance with her boss Ridley Dresden.
But all her plans for the future are put on hold when Konstantin - a fallen hero she once loved - begins kidnapping changelings. Bryn is sent in to help stop him, but will she lose her heart in the process? (Summary from Goodreads)
Trolls? A tracker? This sounds SO good! I'm in! Plus...don't hate me...but I haven't ever read anything by Amanda Hocking. I know. I suck. But this one sounds amazing!
What are you waiting on this week?
Great picks! We Should Hang Out Sometime totally captured my attention. Haha, I haven't read any Amanda Hocking too!
ReplyDeleteHere's my WoW for the week.