Waiting on Wednesday: Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King

Waiting on Wednesday
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.



Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
Author: Jandy Nelson
Release Date: October 14th 2014
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers


WOULD YOU TRY TO CHANGE THE WORLD
IF YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD NO FUTURE?

Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities—but not for Glory, who has no plan for what's next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she’s never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way...until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person’s infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions—and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying.

A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women’s rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she’ll do everything in her power to make sure this one doesn’t come to pass.

In this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last—a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.

7 comments:

  1. This is an interesting one. Hope we both read it soon :)

    Happy Wednesday!

    Shane @ Itching for Books

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  2. Oh this is new to me. I hadn't heard of it before, but it does sound like something that I will enjoy.

    Grace
    Books of Love

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  3. Sounds so awesome! Thanks for sharing and enjoy. Here's mine: “YOU”


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  4. i have yet to read an A.S. King novel but i got an early copy of glory o'brien's. unfortunately, it hasn't arrived yet because i shipped it from the ALA conference. :(

    hope you can stop by my WoW Post.

    -michelle @ Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks

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  5. Wow, this sounds so different! I ALWAYS get her books at our high school library. This is just so cool of a concept. Happy reading!
    Waiting on Weds @Libby Blog

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  6. I've seen this one around and it looks pretty great! Thanks for sharing :)

    Nemo @ Blame it on the Book

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