Waiting
By (Author) Carol Lynch Williams
Simon & Schuster
Paula Wiseman Books
1st August 2013
Reprint
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
FIC
Paperback
352
Width 127mm, Height 178mm, Spine 25mm
225g
After her brothers death, a teen struggles to rediscover love and find redemption in this stunningly powerful free-verse story (VOYA).
Growing up, London and Zach were as close as could be. And then Zach dies, and the family is gutted. Londons father is distant. Her mother wont speak. The days are filled with what-ifs and whispers: Was it Londons fault
Alone and adrift, London finds herself torn between her brothers best friend and the handsome new boy in town as she struggles to find herselfand ultimately redemptionin this authentic and affecting novel from award-winning novelist Carol Lynch Williams.
"With a format and voice that will resonate with teens, Carol Lynch Williams offers a poignant story of strength and healing, all bound by the power of love and friendship. This is YA at its very best!"
--Daniel L. Darigan, Professor of Education, West Chester University.
Carol Lynch Williams is a PEN Awardwinning author of more than a dozen books and a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program. Carol facilitates the childrens writing conferences at Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University. She lives in Utah with her family. Visit her at CarolLynchWilliams.com.