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Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
Holly Thompson’s Orchards was one of my favorite reads in 2011. I loved the book, and it got me hooked on novels in free verse; previously, I wouldn’t touch them with a 10 foot pole. Her latest release, The Language Inside, will be in stores 2013. I can hardly wait!
| A beautiful novel in verse that deals with post-tsunami Japan, Cambodian culture, and one girl’s search for identity and home. Emma Karas was raised in Japan; it’s the country she calls home. But when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, Emma’s family moves to a town outside Lowell, Massachusetts, to stay with her grandmother while her mom undergoes treatment. Emma feels out of place in the United States, begins to have migraines, and longs to be back in Japan. At her grandmother’s urging, she volunteers in a long-term care center to help Zena, a patient with locked-in syndrome, write down her poems. There, Emma meets Samnang, another volunteer, who assists elderly Cambodian refugees. Weekly visits to the care center, Zena’s poems, dance, and noodle soup bring Emma and Samnang closer, until Emma must make a painful choice: stay in Massachusetts, or return early to Japan. |
What are you waiting on?
i’ve always planned to read a novel in verse but i always seem to pass by them. this sounds like a lovely read though. great pick
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-michelle
This sounds really good. Nice pick.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever
http://booksliveforever.com/?p=3841
Sounds like a great book. Good pick!
Mary
http://sweepingme.com/2012/09/waiting-on-wednesday-18/
I haven’t seen this one before, but it does sound very interesting! And that’s a lovely cover!
My WoW!
VERY excited for this one too!
LOOOOVE the cover so stinkin’ much.
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