Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by
My first and second and eighth WoW posts were about my guilty pleasure reading - romantic (often paranormal) paperback/mass market novels. My third and fourth WoW posts were YA (young adult) titles. My fifth and sixth WoW posts were about adult literary fiction. My middle grade WoW post is here. And now, featuring another YA:
The Rivals (The Mockingbirds, Book 2)
9780316090575, $17.99, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette)
Not sure how I feel about the new cover for this series, but I'm still excited to read Book 2!
Publisher's description:
When Alex Patrick was assaulted by another student last year, her elite
boarding school wouldn't do anything about it. This year Alex is head of
the Mockingbirds, a secret society of students who police and protect
the student body. While she desperately wants to live up to the legacy
that's been given to her, she's now dealing with a case unlike any the
Mockingbirds have seen before.
It isn't rape. It isn't bullying. It isn't hate speech. A far-reaching prescription drug ring has sprung up, and students are using the drugs to cheat. But how do you try a case with no obvious victim? Especially when the facts don't add up, and each new clue drives a wedge between Alex and the people she loves most: her friends, her boyfriend, and her fellow Mockingbirds.
As Alex unravels the layers of deceit within the school, the administration, and even the student body the Mockingbirds protect, her struggle to navigate the murky waters of vigilante justice may reveal more about herself than she ever expected.
It isn't rape. It isn't bullying. It isn't hate speech. A far-reaching prescription drug ring has sprung up, and students are using the drugs to cheat. But how do you try a case with no obvious victim? Especially when the facts don't add up, and each new clue drives a wedge between Alex and the people she loves most: her friends, her boyfriend, and her fellow Mockingbirds.
As Alex unravels the layers of deceit within the school, the administration, and even the student body the Mockingbirds protect, her struggle to navigate the murky waters of vigilante justice may reveal more about herself than she ever expected.
Wow this sounds pretty good I've never heard of it before.
ReplyDeleteGiselle
Xpresso Reads
I've heard of the Mockingbirds but I didn't know there was a sequel! I'll have to add it to my ever-growing TBR list. :P
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by my blog! I'm a new follower. :)
Andie
deff want to read the first one! i follow you here! :) stop by my blog and let me know what you think of my pick? There's also a giveaway on my author group's blog for some signed books!
ReplyDeletehttp://lindsaycummingsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/waiting-on-wednesday.html
This book was very emotional, but it's written so well that you feel like you're living her struggle along with her. I was laughing and crying and screaming in outrage while reading this. This book helps me realize that we all need to speak up when bad things happen, whether for ourselves or for someone else, and help cause a change to be made.
ReplyDelete