Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Me on Waiting on Wednesday (89)

Waiting on Wednesday is a bunch of weekly fun hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. :)

Title: Stealing Parker
Author: Miranda Kenneally
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Publisher: Sourcebooks

From Goodreads:

Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. She’s on her way to becoming valedictorian at Hundred Oaks High, she’s made the all-star softball team, and she has plenty of friends. Then her mother’s scandal rocks their small town and suddenly no one will talk to her.

Now Parker wants a new life.

So she quits softball. Drops twenty pounds. And she figures why kiss one guy when she can kiss three? Or four. Why limit herself to high school boys when the majorly cute new baseball coach seems especially flirty?

But how far is too far before she loses herself completely?


I have this thing with contemporary YA that I haven't actually explained... ever... at all... which is that I don't usually read it because I don't want to read the hard-hitting gritty stuff that'll inevitably make me sad and weepy. I know this isn't, that this is more of a romantic comedy sort of contemporary YA, but still. So, that's the reason why I don't read a lot of contemporary YA unless it's the funny kind.

Like this. I read Catching Parker last week and really liked it. I know a book is good when it makes me laugh out loud and not just in my head. And I like the cover, even if it took me a while to realize that the beige-orange part at the bottom is the dirt of a baseball diamond's infield. *head-desk* And I really like baseball, too.

10 comments:

  1. I haven't read Catching Jordan yet (which is really bizarre since I LOVE contemporary..). I'm thinking I should get to that soon. :) Great pick! (I totally didn't realize the bottom part of the cover was from a baseball diamond until I read your comment!!!)

    My WoW

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  2. I'm so excited for this book as well! :)
    I loved Catching Jordan, so I'm dying to read Stealing Parker.
    Great pick! :)

    My WoW
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  3. I haven't read Catching Jordan and I'm not sure if they are related but both books sound awesome and I'd love to read them. Great pick!
    My WOW

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  4. Oh wow, I am EXACTLY the same for contemporary, I only really read the light, fluffy romantic and fun stuff and have to be in a really dark mood to read something gritty. Great choice, I need to read Catching Jordan!

    My WOW

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  5. Catching Jordan was a fun read. I am really looking forward to starting Stealing Parker. Great choice!

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  6. I feel the same way about contemporary YA! But I am reading Unbreak My Heart right now, and it is funny and cute, check it out. Great WoW.

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  7. I still need to read Catching Jordan. I love the covers for her books, they're so quaint and cute!

    Shortskie's WoW

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  8. Great pick! I've heard awesome things about Catching Jordan & I really want to read it. :)

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  9. I've seen this one a ton lately! Good pick. I think Rachel is going to love this one!
    WoW at Libby Blog

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  10. They ran out of copies of this book at BEA. Was so sad...oh well.

    Grace

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