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Can’t Wait Wednesday | May 29, 2019

Posted May 29, 2019 by Kaity in Bookish Memes / 6 Comments

Happy Wednesday! Originally created by Jill at Breaking The Spine, Waiting on Wednesday was adapted to Can’t Wait Wednesday by Tressa at Wishful Endings. It is a weekly meme that spotlights upcoming releases that I’m eagerly anticipating!

This week’s Can’t Wait Wednesday book is releasing in June, and I’m super excited to read it!! And now without any further ado, this week’s Can’t Wait Wednesday book is…

Can’t Wait Wednesday | May 29, 2019The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
Published on June 4, 2019 by Balzer + Bray
Genres: YA, Contemporary
Pages: 400
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Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever, with cold, clear water and mossy trees at the edges.

Now it’s just Emma and her dad, and life is good, if a little predictable…until Emma is unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with her mother’s family—her grandmother and cousins she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl.

When Emma arrives at North Lake, she realizes there are actually two very different communities there. Her mother grew up in working class North Lake, while her dad spent summers in the wealthier Lake North resort. The more time Emma spends there, the more it starts to feel like she is divided into two people as well. To her father, she is Emma. But to her new family, she is Saylor, the name her mother always called her.

Then there’s Roo, the boy who was her very best friend when she was little. Roo holds the key to her family’s history, and slowly, he helps her put the pieces together about her past. It’s hard not to get caught up in the magic of North Lake—and Saylor finds herself falling under Roo’s spell as well.

For Saylor, it’s like a whole new world is opening up to her. But when it’s time to go back home, which side of her will win out?

I’m not sure how much I’ve yelled in excitement about Sarah Dessen books on here before. I don’t think it’s been nearly enough when I think about how she’s one of my favorite authors! Keeping the Moon was the first book I ever read from the teen room at my library, and it’s what made me love YA! So do any of your favorite authors have new books coming out soon? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous week!

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