Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!
This week's pre-publication
"can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Title: Vassa in the Night
Author: Sarah Porter
Expected Publication Date: September 20th, 2016
In the enchanted kingdom
of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in
warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they’ve
arrived. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now—but not Vassa’s
working-class neighborhood.
In Vassa’s neighborhood, where she
lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble
onto magic, but stumbling out again could become an issue. Babs Yagg,
the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading
shoplifters—and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. So when Vassa’s
stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she
knows it could easily become a suicide mission.
But Vassa has a
bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother. Erg is a
tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and
a ferocious cunning. With Erg’s help, Vassa just might be able to break
the witch’s curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood. But Babs won’t be
playing fair. . . .
Inspired by the Russian folktale Vassilissa
the Beautiful and Sarah Porter’s years of experience teaching creative
writing to New York City students.
The fact that it's based off a Russian folktale (which I'm a huge fan of) has really got me interested in this book and I can't wait to check it out when it comes out!
So, what upcoming books are you looking forward to? Please respond below!
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