“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
This week’s pre-publication “can’t-wait-to-read” selection is:
Book Description
Publication Date: June 5, 2012
Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don’t stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don’t thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course not—you hurdle down the stairs and make a run for the corner.Only, if it’s the last time you’ll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish you’d stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus.But the bus was barreling down our street, so I ran.Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong.
In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world—as they know it—apart.
In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world—as they know it—apart.
About the Author
Emmy Laybourne is a screenwriter, lyricist, and actress. She has acted in movies, television, and improv groups including Chicago City Limits. She lives in Chestnut Ridge, New York, with her husband and their two children. Monument 14 marks her fiction debut. Visit her online at www.emmylaybourne.com.
Product Details
- Reading level: Ages 13 and up
- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (June 5, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312569033
- ISBN-13: 978-0312569037
This book sounds amazing ! I’m adding it to Goodreads
I’m waiting for this book, too! It just sounds amazing, and the cover’s so awesome. 😀
Great choice!
My WoW
Wow, this definitely sounds action packed and intense.
Clean Teen Fiction’s WoW
Great pick! This sounds really good. I thought I had already added this one to my TBR, but I definitely have now 🙂
I actually have a copy of this on my shelves, waiting to be read! I grabbed a copy way back at ALA Midwinter. It sounds so good, and I can’t wait to pick it up soon! Great pick for this week. =)
-Aneeqah @ My Not So Real Life