Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick
Sometimes, the greatest comebacks take place far away from the ball field.Meet Peter Friedman, high school freshman. Talented photographer. Former baseball star. When a freakish injury ends his pitching career, Peter has some major things to figure out. Is there life after sports? Why has his grandfather suddenly given him thousands of dollars worth of camera equipment? And is it his imagination, or is the super-hot star of the girls’ swim team flirting with him, right in front of the amazing new girl in his photography class? In his new novel, teen author Jordan Sonnenblick performs his usual miraculous feat: exploring deep themes of friendship, romance, family, and tragedy, while still managing to be hilariously funny.
Expected Publication Date: March 1st 2012 by Scholastic
I loved Jordan Sonnenblick’s Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie. It was the kind of book that will make me cry no matter how many times I reread it. I am more than pumped to hear that he has a new book coming out.
The Mastermind Plot by Angie Frazier
A new, exciting Suzanna Snow adventure!Suzanna “Zanna” Snow can hardly believe her luck: She’s just arrived in Boston, the city she’s wanted to visit for as long as she can remember. Think of all the mysteries waiting to be solved here! Her grandmother and cousin, Will, welcome her warmly, but her famous detective uncle, Bruce Snow, seems anything but pleased. He doesn’t want Zanna meddling in his current case involving a string of mysterious warehouse fires along the harbor front. But Zanna can’t help herself. Is someone setting the fires? Just when she thinks she’s on to something, a strange man starts following her. Is he a threat? Zanna needs to solve the case before she has the chance to find out.
Expected Publication Date: March 1st 2012 by Scholastic
I’m a big fan of Angie Frazier’s Everlasting series as well as the first Suzanna Snow book. I can’t wait to see what kind of adventure Zanna runs into this time!
A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont
Emma Townsend has always believed in stories—the ones she reads voraciously, and the ones she creates in her head. Perhaps it’s because she feels like an outsider at her exclusive prep school, or because her stepmother doesn’t come close to filling the void left by her mother’s death. And her only romantic prospect—apart from a crush on her English teacher—is Gray Newman, a long-time friend who just adds to Emma’s confusion. But escape soon arrives in an old leather-bound copy of Jane Eyre…
Reading of Jane’s isolation sparks a deep sense of kinship. Then fate takes things a leap further when a lightning storm catapults Emma right into Jane’s body and her nineteenth-century world. As governess at Thornfield, Emma has a sense of belonging she’s never known—and an attraction to the brooding Mr. Rochester. Now, moving between her two realities and uncovering secrets in both, Emma must decide whether her destiny lies in the pages of Jane’s story, or in the unwritten chapters of her own…
Expected Publication Date: March 27th 2012 by Kensington Publishing Corporation
Oh my gosh, Mr. Rochester? Yes please!!! Enough said.
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You’ll probably hate me for saying this, but I’m looking forward to A Breath of Eyre because I’m hoping it doesn’t feature much of Mr. Rochester.
Ruby
Great picks! I’ve read the first book in the Everlasting series and have the second one on my shelf. Is Frazier’s new series MG?
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Angie Frazier’s Suzanna Snow series are MG historical mysteries.
I really want to read A Breath of Eyre as well.
Here’s my WOW pick.
Kat
Wit and Sin
Umm, please don’t hate me, but the summary you have for “Curveball” got pasted onto “The Master Plot” as well.
I love your choices
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Thanks for pointing that out! It’s been fixed.
Curveball sourds good. I think I’ll add this one to my to-read list. Thank you
PS: I’ve got a giveaway that ends March 14!
I’m currently listening to a Jane Eyre audiobook and I’m very much enjoying it, so A Breath of Eyre sounds great!
Celine ~ Nyx Book Reviews
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Great picks, Cialina!! I have Curveball and can’t wait to read it. The other two I’ll be adding to my wishlist.
Jess @ Gone with the Words
My Wow pick this week!
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it.
Have you read any of his books before?
A Breath of Eyre sounds interesting.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/02/waiting-on-wednesday_29.html
Nice, the last one was my pick!
http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.com/2012/02/waiting-on-wednesday-4-eve-marie-mont.html
Gotta get Breath of Eyre. I love Jane Eyre type novels.
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Same here! I really loved April Lindner’s JANE. Have you read that one?
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I have it in my TBR pile to read. Have not gotten to it yet!
Curveball looks like a good read.