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Waiting on Wednesday (June 12, 2011)

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We are starting something different this week with our Waiting on Wednesday picks. For the summer the three of us will be choosing YA titles from some of next year's crop of up-and-coming titles. Many of these titles can be found at the blog, The Apocalypsies , or on this Goodreads list . (We also want to send a shout-out to author Kimberly Sabatini, also a member of The Apocalypsies, for the heads up post on her blog .) This week's first  WOW pick is a contemporary YA novel with a head turning cover, Breaking Beautiful , by Jennifer Shaw Wolf. Here's the blurb: Allie lost everything the night her boyfriend, Trip, died in a tragic car accident—including her memory of the event. All she has left are the scars and a sneaking suspicion that the crash wasn’t an accident after all. When the police reopen the investigation, it quickly turns on Allie and her best friend, Blake, especially as their budding romance raises eyebrows around their small town. As the threats begin