Waiting on Wednesday (65)

Waiting On Wednesday...is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

So, it's been a very looooong time since I've done a WoW post, but I just had to share my book pick with y'all...

A Snicker of Magic

by Natalie Lloyd

2/25/14

Scholastic

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Introducing an extraordinary new voice---a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing.

Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse drove the magic away. Twelve-year-old Felicity knows all about things like that; her nomadic mother is cursed with a wandering heart.

But when she arrives in Midnight Gulch, Felicity thinks her luck's about to change. A "word collector," Felicity sees words everywhere---shining above strangers, tucked into church eves, and tangled up her dog's floppy ears---but Midnight Gulch is the first place she's ever seen the word "home." And then there's Jonah, a mysterious, spiky-haired do-gooder who shimmers with words Felicity's never seen before, words that make Felicity's heart beat a little faster.

Felicity wants to stay in Midnight Gulch more than anything, but first, she'll need to figure out how to bring back the magic, breaking the spell that's been cast over the town . . . and her mother's broken heart.

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Oh my cupcakes y'all! Ya know how sometimes you see a book and you're all "Hmm, yes this looks good. I would like very much to read it" *strokes beard and/or chin thoughtfully*...but then there are books that have you all "OHMYCUPCAKES! THIS BOOK CALLS TO ME AND WAS OBVIOUSLY MADE JUST FOR ME AND I MUST HAVE IT NOW *flails wildly*......well, A Snicker of Magic is definitely the latter for me! I love everything about this book-- the magical premise, the awesome middle-gradeness about it, the town name Midnight Gulch, AND THAT COVER! I seriously want to lick that cover (is that weird?!). I just can't even deal with all this "must have this book" feels right now. I cannot wait until Febuary and this sparkly little booger is in my hands!

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING ON THIS WEEK?!

"Waiting On" Wednesday (54): Sure Signs of Crazy

"Waiting On" Wednesday...is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm excitedly waiting on...

Sure Signs of Crazy

Karen Harrington

July 16, 2013

Little Brown BFYR

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Not every person responds to words the same way. Some words are trouble words. A trouble word will change the face of the person you say it to. Love can be a trouble word for some people. Crazy is also a trouble word.                                      I should know.                                           You've never met anyone exactly like twelve-year-old Sarah Nelson. While most of her classmates geek out over Harry Potter, she writes letters to Atticus Finch. Her best friend is a plant. And she's never known her mother, who has lived in a mental institution since Sarah was two.                                                       Sarah and her dad have spent the past decade moving from one Texas town to another, and she's never felt truly at home....until now. This is the story of one extraordinary summer in which Sarah gets her first real crush, new friends, and the answers about her family she's always been looking for.

I LOVE middle-grade contemporaries that explore difficult real life situations with both humor and powerful insightfulness, and this one seems like it will do just that. And I'm already loving Sarah! I mean the girl has a plant BFF and writes letters to Atticus Finch...she clearly has buckets full of quirky awesomeness(which I lurve!). 

What are you waiting on this week?!