Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Waiting on Wednesday: Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard



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

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is:

Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard

Release Date: March 8, 2011
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 320

It's hard finding beauty in the badlands of Washokey, Wyoming, but 14-year-old Grace Carpenter knows it's not her mother's pageant obsessions, or the cowboy dances adored by her small-town classmates. True beauty is wild-girl Mandarin Ramey: 17, shameless and utterly carefree. Grace would give anything to be like Mandarin.

When they're united for a project, they form an unlikely, explosive friendship, packed with nights spent skinny-dipping in the canal, liberating the town's animal-head trophies, and searching for someplace magic. Grace plays along when Mandarin suggests they run away together. Blame it on the crazy-making wildwinds plaguing their badlands town.

Because all too soon, Grace discovers Mandarin's unique beauty hides a girl who's troubled, broken, and even dangerous. And no matter how hard Grace fights to keep the magic, no friendship can withstand betrayal.

Once I found this book whilst browsing goodreads I knew I had to read it, I just love books that deal with friendships, particularly girls who can be so mean and catty to each other and this friendship seems like it will be a really intense and interesting one.

That’s my “waiting on” pick, what's yours this week?

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12 comments:

  1. NomesJuly 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM

    oh, yeah, like mandarin is so going to rock. I cant wait for this one either.

    weirdly, Kirsten Hubbard's blog post today is her receiving her ARCs of mandarin :)

    xx

    http://www.kirstenhubbard.com/2010/07/arcs.html

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  2. DarlynJuly 28, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    there's actually someone's name Mandarin? cool..Nice cover too ;p

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  3. Laurel-Rain SnowJuly 28, 2010 at 6:49 PM

    This does sound very tempting! I love that cover, too.

    Here's mine:

    http://chezraine.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/waiting-on-wednesday-20/

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  4. Jan von HarzJuly 28, 2010 at 7:35 PM

    This does sound like it will be a really great read. Terrific choice.

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  5. SarahEmJuly 28, 2010 at 8:16 PM

    That books sound really good! I just added it to my wish list.

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  6. SarahEmJuly 28, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    P.S. I really like your blog, I'm a follower now. :p

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  7. MeganJuly 28, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    This one sounds really good. I'll have to be on the look out for it, too!

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  8. AleksandraJuly 28, 2010 at 10:29 PM

    Sounds interesting :)

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  9. NatJuly 29, 2010 at 12:39 AM

    I like books about friends. Sounds great!

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  10. AlayneJuly 29, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    This sounds really cute and I love the cover. My WOW is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  11. Book SakeJuly 29, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    Sounds like a good friendship read!

    Our pick is at BookSake.

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  12. LizzyJuly 29, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    I hadn't heard of this one before, but I'll have to check it out. Great pick!

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