Waiting For You
May 2009 · Sold by Penguin
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From the author of When It Happens and Take Me There comes this funny and moving tale of friendship, frustration, and falling in love.
“Chick lit for girls who think.”—Kirkus Reviews
“An authentic picture of how complicated it is to be a teenager, especially one in love.”—Publishers Weekly
Derek:
Friendly & popular
Style: Cali surfer boy
Awesome at flirting
Future career: landscape architect
Boyfriend potential: HIGH
Nash:
Shy but sweet
Style: Totally geeked out
Only talks to girls when forced to
Future career: robotics engineer
Boyfriend potential: NONE
Derek’s clearly the love Marisa’s been waiting for, but there’s just one problem: he has a girlfriend. Nash is clearly wrong for Marisa, but he’s crushing on her. And, as if life wasn’t complicated enough, Marisa’s also contending with a best friend who won’t stop falling for older guys, a family that’s acting totally bizarre, and a secret crush on a guy whose identity is a mystery—even to her. Sophomore year is going to be intense.
“Chick lit for girls who think.”—Kirkus Reviews
“An authentic picture of how complicated it is to be a teenager, especially one in love.”—Publishers Weekly
Derek:
Friendly & popular
Style: Cali surfer boy
Awesome at flirting
Future career: landscape architect
Boyfriend potential: HIGH
Nash:
Shy but sweet
Style: Totally geeked out
Only talks to girls when forced to
Future career: robotics engineer
Boyfriend potential: NONE
Derek’s clearly the love Marisa’s been waiting for, but there’s just one problem: he has a girlfriend. Nash is clearly wrong for Marisa, but he’s crushing on her. And, as if life wasn’t complicated enough, Marisa’s also contending with a best friend who won’t stop falling for older guys, a family that’s acting totally bizarre, and a secret crush on a guy whose identity is a mystery—even to her. Sophomore year is going to be intense.
From the author of When It Happens and Take Me There comes this funny and moving tale of friendship, frustration, and falling in love.
“Chick lit for girls who think.”—Kirkus Reviews
“An authentic picture of how complicated it is to be a teenager, especially one in love.”—Publishers Weekly
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May 21, 2012
Now I don’t know about you but my typical reads are between Paranormal YA and New Adult BUT I always have to slip in a good chick lit or realistic fiction to keep the equilibrium, so I think I can officially add Susane Colasanti to the list of reliable sources.
Waiting for you was a coming of age story of High School Sophomore Marisa. Colasanti built Marisa’s character to be slightly dark and high school bright at the same time, but it was done masterfully. While probably somewhere in Chapter 2 I could tell you what the end of the story looked like, I don’t think the ending was as important as the middle. The “in between” of this book was what did it for me, the building of Marisa’s character, the mystery behind Dirty Dirk, and the relationships between all of the characters. So, overall liked the book, it’s not a book I’ll read again, but it did fulfill my chick lit needs
Jamari Twine
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June 4, 2014
I had a project and chose to go with this book as a teen.Veeerrry easy to interpret and make a connection with real life. LOVED! It....dont even like reading books, but Susane Colasanti keeps me asking to go get another book.
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March 29, 2012
loved the end! very good characters, i liked it alot :)
About the author
Susane Colasanti is the author of When It Happens, Take Me There, and Waiting for You. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from New York University. Before becoming a full-time author, Susane was a high school Physics and Earth Science teacher for almost ten years. She lives in New York City.
Susane Colasanti is the author of When It Happens, Take Me There, and Waiting for You. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from New York University. Before becoming a full-time author, Susane was a high school Physics and Earth Science teacher for...
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