12.04.2012

WoW [9]

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week’s WoW feature is:

The Whole Stupid Way We Are by N. Griffin
Expected publication: February 5, 2013
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

[Goodreads]
It’s Maine. It’s winter. And it’s FREEZING STINKIN’ COLD! Dinah is wildly worried about her best friend, Skint. He won’t wear a coat. Refuses to wear a coat. It’s twelve degrees out, and he won’t wear a coat. So Dinah’s going to figure out how to help. That’s what Dinah does—she helps. But she’s too busy trying to help to notice that sometimes, she’s doing more harm than good. Seeing the trees instead of the forest? That’s Dinah.

And Skint isn’t going to be the one to tell her. He’s got his own problems. He’s worried about a little boy whose dad won’t let him visit his mom. He’s worried about an elderly couple in a too-cold house down the street.

But the wedge between what drives Dinah and what concerns Skint is wide enough for a big old slab of ice. Because Skint’s own father is in trouble. Because Skint’s mother refuses to ask for help even though she’s at her breaking point. And because Dinah might just decide to…help. She thinks she’s cracking through a sheet of ice, but what’s actually there is an entire iceberg.


I've heard some good things about this book. I'm really interested in seeing what it's all about. Looks good and I love a good story. Definitely seems like there's more than meets the eye.

Please feel free to share your WoW.

21 comments:

  1. First time hearing of this. Looks really good. Thanks for sharing! :)


    Jennifer @ Dream Reads

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  2. This sounds really interesting and I'll be adding it to my TBR :)

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  3. This sounds SO good. There's another book I've read that has a similar premise that I cannot, for the life of me, remember the name of, but this sounds like it, and it was ridiculously good. So yeah, I'm excited. Thank you for sharing!

    BTW, how is All I Want? Just curious.

    Thanks for stopping by my WoW!

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    1. Ive just started All I Want but so far so good. Great seasonal read. Im one the first story written by Jolene Perry.

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  4. First time I've heard of this one but it sounds good even if it's not my usual type of book I like the sounds of it.
    Great pick!
    Check out my WoW post :)

    -Kimberly @ Turning the Pages

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    1. I heard ya. Im expanding my book reading also. Thanks for stopping by.

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  5. I haven't heard of this one before but it sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing! :)

    Thanks for stopping by my post!

    ~Sara @ Forever 17 Books

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  6. Great pick. I hadn't heard of it until now. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. I heard about this awhile back forgot about it then remembered it. Lol.

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  7. This is the first time I am hearing about this one, sounds really interesting - and I love how the cover fits the summary so well! Great pick!

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  8. Thanks! Im off to checkout your WoW

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  9. This seems like the perfect winter sitting-by-the-fire-drinking-hot-chocolate read!! I'm from Connecticut, and I always love a good snowy book to read during our snowy New England winters!! :)

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    1. Im so jealous! I wish it was that cold down here in TX.

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  10. I saw this on Goodreads earlier and it sounds pretty good! I think the title alone is intriguing. :)

    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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  11. I haven't heard of this one.
    Hope you get to read it soon!
    Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog

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