Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday (15)


The Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Publisher: Harper Teen

Before he died, Melissa’s father told her about stars. He told her that the brightest stars weren’t always the most beautiful—that if people took the time to look at the smaller stars, if they looked with a telescope at the true essence of the star, they would find real beauty. But even though Melissa knows that beauty isn’t only skin deep, the people around her don’t seem to feel that way. There’s her gorgeous sister Ashley who will barely acknowledge Melissa at school, there's her best friend Ryan, who may be falling in love with the sophisticated Courtney, and there’s Melissa’s mother who’s dating someone new, someone who Melissa knows will never be able to replace her father.

To make sure she doesn’t lose her father completely, Melissa spends her time trying to piece together the last of his secrets and completing a journal her father began—one about love and relationships and the remarkable ways people find one another. But when tragedy strikes, Melissa has to start living and loving in the present, as she realizes that being beautiful on the outside doesn't mean you can't be beautiful on the inside.

5 comments:

Natascha De Marco said...

Aww this sounds like a book that may touch your soul.

Great pick ^^

suzie townsend said...

Wow this sounds awesome. I will have to put this on my list!

Eli said...

Oo excellent choice! This sounds really good.

Briana said...

This does sound really good!

-Briana

Steph said...

This looks like a wonderful book! I am looking forward to it being released.