new posts in all blogs
Viewing: Blog Posts Tagged with: Waiting on Wednesday, Most Recent at Top [Help]
Results 1 - 25 of 182
How to use this Page
You are viewing the most recent posts tagged with the words: Waiting on Wednesday in the JacketFlap blog reader. What is a tag? Think of a tag as a keyword or category label. Tags can both help you find posts on JacketFlap.com as well as provide an easy way for you to "remember" and classify posts for later recall. Try adding a tag yourself by clicking "Add a tag" below a post's header. Scroll down through the list of Recent Posts in the left column and click on a post title that sounds interesting. You can view all posts from a specific blog by clicking the Blog name in the right column, or you can click a 'More Posts from this Blog' link in any individual post.
upcoming releases we can't wait to read.
The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero by Patricia McCormick
HarperCollins, September 13, 2016, 192 pages, age 9+
From Goodreads:
It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time. He had put his papers in order—and left a few notes specifically for Hitler’s men to see. Two SS agents climbed the stairs and told the boyish-looking Bonhoeffer to come with them. He calmly said good-bye to his parents, put his Bible under his arm, and left. Upstairs there was proof, in his own handwriting, that this quiet young minister was part of a conspiracy to kill Adolf Hitler.
This compelling, brilliantly researched account includes the remarkable discovery that Bonhoeffer was one of the first people to provide evidence to the Allies that Jews were being deported to death camps. It takes readers from his privileged early childhood to the studies and travel that would introduce him to peace activists around the world—eventually putting this gentle, scholarly pacifist on a deadly course to assassinate one of the most ruthless dictators in history. The Plot to Kill Hitler provides fascinating insights into what makes someone stand up for what’s right when no one else is standing with you. It is a question that every generation must answer again and again.
With black-and-white photographs, fascinating sidebars, and thoroughly researched details, this book should be essential reading.
What are you waiting for this week?
upcoming releases we can't wait to read.
My Waiting on Wednesday pick this week is:
The Enemy Above: A Novel of World War II by Michael P. Spradlin
Scholastic, June 28, 2016, 240 pages, age 9+
From Goodreads:
The Germans are closing in. And twelve-year-old Anton knows his family can't outrun them. A web of underground caves seems like the perfect place to hide. But danger lurks above the surface. Ruthless Major Karl Von Duesen of the Gestapo has made it his mission to round up every Jew in the Ukrainian countryside. Anton knows if his community is discovered, they will be sent off to work camps...or worse.
When a surprise invasion catches them off guard, Anton makes a radical decision. He won't run any longer. And he won't hide. He will stop being hunted...and start doing some hunting of his own.
Brave Like My Brother by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Scholastic, June 28, 2016, 112 pages, age 7+
From Goodreads:
When Charlie's brother, Joe, is called up to fight in World War II, he promises to write letters to ten-year-old Charlie as often as he can. It won't make up for not being there to help Charlie out with the neighborhood bullies, but it's all Joe can do.
Life is tough for a soldier, and Joe tells Charlie all about it, from long hikes in endless rain and mud to the stray dog his company adopts. But when Joe is sent on a secret mission with the one soldier he can't stand, he will have to face risks that place their mission - and their lives - in grave danger.
Charlie knew his brother was strong, but he will discover that Joe is more of a hero than he lets on. Will Joe's letters give Charlie the strength to stand up for himself and be brave, too?
I've read other books by Marc Tyler Nobleman and really enjoyed them, so I am looking forward to his new book. Michael P. Spradlin is a new author for me, but his book sounds very interesting.
What are you looking forward to reading?
upcoming releases we can't wait to read.
My Waiting on Wednesday pick this week is:
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne
Henry Holt & Co.
June 7, 2016; 272 pages
From Goodreads:
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy Austrian household. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler.
Pierrot is quickly taken under Hitler's wing and thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets, and betrayal from which he may never be able to escape.
I'm always curious to read books by John Boyne. I've reviewed a few of his novels in the past, but after the controversy of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (which I have not reviewed) I always feel hesitant on the one hand, excited on the other.
What are you looking forward to reading?
upcoming releases we can wait to read.
I haven't participated in Waiting on Wednesday in a long time, but hope to be more regular from now on. This week, my pre-publication selection is:
Skating with the Statue of Liberty by Susan Lynn Meyer
Publication date: April 12, 2016
Random House
From Goodreads:
In this gripping and poignant companion to Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner Black Radishes (my review), Gustave faces racism and anti-Semitism in New York City during World War II, but ultimately finds friendship and hope.
It is January 1942, and Gustave, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy, has made it to America at last. After escaping with his family from Nazi-occupied France, after traveling through Spain and Portugal and across the Atlantic Ocean, he no longer has to worry about being captured by the Germans. But life is not easy in America, either.
Gustave feels out of place in New York. His clothes are all wrong, he can barely speak English, and he is worried about his best friend, Marcel, who is in grave danger back in France. Then there is September Rose, the most interesting girl in school, who for some reason doesn’t seem to want to be friends with him. Gustave is starting to notice that not everyone in America is treated equally, and his new country isn’t everything he’d expected. But he isn’t giving up.
Skating with the Statue of Liberty, the brilliant companion to Susan Lynn Meyer’s debut novel, Black Radishes, was inspired by her father’s stories about his first months in America. It is a gripping look at one boy’s life that is at once honest and hopeful.
I knew there was going to be a companion to Black Radishes, and I am excited to read Skating with the Statue of Liberty to see how Gustave and his family are getting on in America.
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Sword and Verse
Author: Kathy MacMillan
Release Date: January 19th 2016
Publisher: HarperTeen
Amazon | Goodreads
Raisa was just a child when she was sold to work as a slave in the kingdom of Qilara. Despite her
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
The Impostor Queen
Author: Sarah Fine
Release Date: January 5th 2016
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Amazon | Goodreads
Sixteen-year-old Elli was a small child when the Elders of Kupari chose her to
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Passenger
Passenger #1
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Release Date: January 5th 2016
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Amazon | Goodreads
passage, n.
i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Shallow Graves
Author: Kali Wallace
Release Date: January 26th 2016
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Amazon | Goodreads
Breezy remembers leaving the party, the warm, wet grass under her feet, her cheek still
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Truthwitch
The Witchlands # 1
Author: Susan Dennard
Release Date: January 5th 2016
Publisher: Tor Teen
Amazon | Goodreads
On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Oblivion
Lux # 1.5
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: December 1st 2015
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Amazon | Goodreads
Experience the epic love story of OBSIDIAN as told by its hero, Daemon Black…
I
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
All We Left Behind
Author: Ingrid Sundberg
Release Date: December 1st 2015
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Amazon | Goodreads
For fans of Simone Elkeles and Courtney Summers, this haunting debut novel is about two
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Queen
The Blackcoat Rebellion # 3
Author: Aimee Carter
Release Date: November 24th 2015
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Amazon | Goodreads
PAWN...CAPTIVE...QUEEN?
Kitty Doe is a Blackcoat rebel and a former
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
P. S. Andye's really excited about this one too!!!
Pick of the week:
Frozen Tides
Falling Kingdoms # 4
Author: Morgan Rhodes
Release Date: December 15th 2015
Publisher: Razorbill
Amazon | Goodreads
Rebels, royals, and
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Their Fractured Light
Starbound # 3
Author: Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
Release Date: December 1st 2015
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Amazon | Goodreads
A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Winter
The Lunar Chronicles # 4
Author: Marissa Meyer
Release Date: November 10th 2015
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Amazon | Goodreads
Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
November 9
Author: Colleen Hoover
Release Date: November 10th 2015
Publisher: Atria Books
Amazon | Goodreads
This is a love story between a guy (me) and a girl (Fallon).
I think.
Can it even be considered
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Hotel Ruby
Author: Suzanne Young
Release Date: November 3rd 2015
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Amazon | Goodreads
Stay Tonight. Stay Forever.
When Audrey Casella arrives for an unplanned stay at the grand Hotel
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Walk on Earth a Stranger
The Gold Seer Trilogy # 1
Author: Rae Carson
Release Date: September 22nd 2015
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Amazon | Goodreads
The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
An Inheritance of Ashes
Author: Leah Bobet
Release Date: October 6th 2015
Publisher: Clarion Books
Amazon | Goodreads
The strange war down south—with its rumors of gods and monsters—is over. And while
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Pick of the week:
Nightfall
Author: Jake Halpern & Peter Kujawinski
Release Date: September 22nd 2015
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
AMAZON | GOODREADS
A story where edge-of-your-seat horror meets
From Becca's Sleep-Deprived Brain...
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you can spotlight an upcoming release you're eagerly anticipating!
This week I'm itching to read:
WHEN WE COLLIDED
by Emery Lord
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Releases on: April 5th, 2016
Goodreads | Amazon
Meet Vivi and Jonah: A girl and a boy whose
I've never taken part in one of those Waiting on Wednesday type meme things, though a great many people do. Recently I've actually been taking Wednesdays off from blogging. Time Management Tuesday can be exhausting. But I saw a number of books I found interesting in the most recent Horn Book. Waiting on Wednesday seemed a good opportunity to mention them here.
I love science fiction, so I’m excited that Breaking Sky by Cori McCarthy will be released in March. Today, I have a trailer and a giveaway for you to enter. You have a chance to win one of five (5!!) advance reading copies of Breaking Sky!
Breaking Sky
Sourcebooks Fire
March 2015 ? ISBN: 9781492601418
Hardcover/$16.99 ? Ages 14+
Fly to the last drop of fuel. Fight to the last drop of blood.
Showoff. Reckless. Maverick. Chase Harcourt, call sign “Nyx”, isn’t one to play it safe. In the year 2048, America is locked in a cold war – and the country’s best hope is the elite teen fighter pilots of the United Star Academy. Chase is one of only two daredevil pilots chosen to fly an experimental “Streaker” jet. But few know the pain and loneliness of her past. All anyone cares about is that Chase aces the upcoming Streaker trials, proving the prototype jet can knock the enemy out of the sky.
But as the world tilts toward war, Chase cracks open a military secret. There’s a third Streaker, whose young hotshot pilot, Tristan, can match her on the ground and in the clouds. And Chase doesn’t play well with others. But to save her country, she may just have to put her life in the hands of the competition.
CORI MCCARTHY studied poetry and screenwriting before falling in love with writing for teens at Vermont College of Fine Arts. From a military family, Cori was born on Guam and lived a little bit of everywhere before she landed in Michigan. Learn more about her books at CoriMcCarthy.com.
Praise for Breaking Sky:
“Strong characterizations, action, adventure, and emotion combine to produce a sci-fi novel that is more than just the sum of its parts.” —School Library Journal STARRED Review.
“The author’s storytelling is incredibly cinematic, equally adept at capturing extended flight sequences and Chase’s interpersonal struggles. Emotions run high toward the novel’s end, and the author isn’t afraid to play a bit rough, making this feel less like a novel capitalizing on current trends and more like a great story being told in a very cool way. Smart, exciting, confident—and quite possibly the next Big Thing.” —Kirkus Reviews
“McCarthy deploys breath-stopping depictions of high-stakes piloting with enviable ease, and the in-your-face personal confrontations are nearly as taut.” —Publishers Weekly
“Breaking Sky ticks all the boxes: Love, war, friendship, action and danger – I was left wanting more, more, more!” —Jessica Shirvington, author of One Past Midnight
“A non-stop thrill ride… will keep you reading at the speed of sound. Breaking Sky is one of the most exciting reads of the year.” —Thomas E. Sniegoski, New York Times bestselling author of The Fallen series
Rafflecopter giveaway
The post #WaitingonWednesday: Breaking Sky by Cori McCarthy Trailer and Giveaway appeared first on Manga Maniac Cafe.
So in my renewed determination to keep up with my blogging, I am back today with a Waiting on Wednesday post. Yay!
Beastkeeper by Cat Hellisen
About the Book (copy from Goodreads.com): "Sarah has always been on the move. Her mother hates the cold, so every few months her parents pack their bags and drag her off after the sun. She’s grown up lonely and longing for magic. She doesn’t know that it’s magic her parents are running from.
When Sarah's mother walks out on their family, all the strange old magic they have tried to hide from comes rising into their mundane world. Her father begins to change into something wild and beastly, but before his transformation is complete, he takes Sarah to her grandparents—people she has never met, didn’t even know were still alive.
Deep in the forest, in a crumbling ruin of a castle, Sarah begins to untangle the layers of curses affecting her family bloodlines, until she discovers that the curse has carried over to her, too. The day she falls in love for the first time, Sarah will transform into a beast...unless she can figure out a way to break the curse forever."
So unless you couldn't tell from the description, I'm pretty sure this is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. And you know I love fairy tale retellings. But I like the way this one has scrambled it around a bit with the girl turning into the beast. Sounds like it will be good. :)
You don't have to wait too long to read
Beastkeeper, since it will be released on February 3, 2015.
Currently available for pre-order at Amazon.com in Hardcover and KindleAdd to your Goodreads shelfCheck availability on Paperbackswap.com
This week's pick is something a little bit different for me, but for some reason I find it very intriguing:
Oh Yeah, Audrey! by Tucker Shaw
About the Book (copy from Goodreads.com): "It’s 5:00 a.m. on Fifth Avenue, and 16-year-old Gemma Beasley is standing in front of Tiffany and Co. wearing the perfect black dress with her coffee in hand—just like Holly Golightly. As the cofounder of a successful Tumblr blog—Oh Yeah Audrey!—devoted to all things Audrey Hepburn, Gemma has traveled to New York in order to meet up with her fellow bloggers for the first time. She has meticulously planned out a 24-hour adventure in homage to Breakfast at Tiffany’s; however, her plans are derailed when a glamorous boy sweeps in and offers her the New York experience she’s always dreamed of. Gemma soon learns who her true friends are and that, sometimes, no matter where you go, you just end up finding yourself.
Filled with hip and sparkling prose, Oh Yeah, Audrey! is as much a story of friendship as it is a love letter to New York, Audrey Hepburn, and the character she made famous: Holly Golightly."
I'll admit it, I've never actually seen Breakfast at Tiffany's, although I've wanted to for a long time. Hmmm, maybe it's time to get around to doing that finally. But I love the idea of this book, and it looks like a cute and fun read. Straight up romance YA usually isn't my thing at all, but for some reason I am drawn to this one.
Oh Yeah, Audrey! will be released on October 14, 2014.
Currently available at Amazon.com in Hardcover Add to your Goodreads shelfCheck availability on Paperbackswap.com
View Next 25 Posts
.jpg?picon=3847)
