Waiting on Wednesday
WoW is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine in which we share the titles of books we are eagerly anticipating.
Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo. 256 p. Random House Children's Books, December 11, 2012. 9780375870002.
Publisher synopsis: Love is awkward, Amelia should know.
From the moment she sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him. It's problematic, since Chris, 21, is a sophisticated university student, while Amelia, 15, is 15.
Amelia isn't stupid. She knows it's not gonna happen. So she plays it cool around Chris-at least, as cool as she can. Working checkout together at the local supermarket, they strike up a friendship: swapping life stories, bantering about everything from classic books to B movies, and cataloging the many injustices of growing up. As time goes on, Amelia's crush doesn't seem so one-sided anymore. But if Chris likes her back, what then? Can two people in such different places in life really be together?
Through a year of befuddling firsts-first love, first job, first party, and first hangover-debut author Laura Buzo shows how the things that break your heart can still crack you up.
Cute cover, interesting premise, debut novel, Australian author, and it drops soon!
Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo. 256 p. Random House Children's Books, December 11, 2012. 9780375870002.
Publisher synopsis: Love is awkward, Amelia should know.
From the moment she sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him. It's problematic, since Chris, 21, is a sophisticated university student, while Amelia, 15, is 15.
Amelia isn't stupid. She knows it's not gonna happen. So she plays it cool around Chris-at least, as cool as she can. Working checkout together at the local supermarket, they strike up a friendship: swapping life stories, bantering about everything from classic books to B movies, and cataloging the many injustices of growing up. As time goes on, Amelia's crush doesn't seem so one-sided anymore. But if Chris likes her back, what then? Can two people in such different places in life really be together?
Through a year of befuddling firsts-first love, first job, first party, and first hangover-debut author Laura Buzo shows how the things that break your heart can still crack you up.
Cute cover, interesting premise, debut novel, Australian author, and it drops soon!