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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

"Waiting On" Wednesday: The Heights


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

The Heights
By Peter Hedges
Publication Date: March 4

From Amazon:

"Tim Welch is a popular history teacher at the Montague Academy, an exclusive private school in Brooklyn Heights. As he says, "I was an odd-looking, gawky kid but I like to think my rocky start forced me to develop empathy, kindness, and a tendency to be enthusiastic. All of this, I'm now convinced, helped in my quest to be worthy of Kate Oliver." Now, Kate is not inherently ordinary. But she aspires to be. She stays home with their two young sons in a modest apartment trying desperately to become the parent she never had. They are seemingly the last middle-class family in the Heights, whose world is turned upside down by Anna Brody, the new neighbor who moves into the most expensive brownstone in Brooklyn, sending the local society into a tailspin."

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!
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44 comments:

  1. Mary (Bookfan)November 4, 2009 at 6:14 AM

    The Heights sounds like a great read!
    Here's my pick.

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  2. A Bookshelf MonstrosityNovember 4, 2009 at 6:45 AM

    This one's on my wishlist,too.
    Here's mine.

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  3. Alix November 4, 2009 at 6:49 AM

    The Heights sounds a great book. Here is what I'm waiting for.

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  4. DonnaNovember 4, 2009 at 7:08 AM

    Hadn't heard of The Heights before. Sounds good. Mine is here.

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  5. Cackleberry HomesteadNovember 4, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    Jill, you always seem to come up with the most interesting reads. This sounds really great. Mine is here.

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  6. Karissa ENovember 4, 2009 at 7:21 AM

    Sounds interesting!
    Here's mine.

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  7. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    That sounds like a good read. Here is my pick.

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  8. AnonymousNovember 4, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    That sounds interesting. To see what I'm waiting for, click Here's here

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  9. PolishOutlanderNovember 4, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    Love that it takes place in Brooklyn Heights!
    Here is my pick

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  10. KristiNovember 4, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    The Heights sounds like it would be a fun read.

    Mine is here.

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  11. JennaNovember 4, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    That sounds really interesting!

    Here's mine.

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  12. LizzyNovember 4, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    Sounds like an interesting read!

    Here's mine for the week:
    http://cornucopiaofreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday.html

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  13. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    HMM that looks like a neat book, one to add to the list to pick up when it comes out! :)

    Here's mine

    This is just my 2nd week, I am excited to be able to join in the fun!

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  14. Gwendolyn B.November 4, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    I'm going with some new noir this week. Here's mine!

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  15. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    I will be adding to my list, thanks for the heads up.
    Here's Mine

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  16. Mel (He Followed Me Home)November 4, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    That looks like a fun one!

    Here's mine!

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  17. Sab H.November 4, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    Wow, sounds interesting!

    Mine's here!

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  18. Kim PickettNovember 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM

    Here's mine! The Heights sounds mighty interesting. Thanks!

    http://butterflybookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-choppy-socky-blues.html

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  19. CarlaNovember 4, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    This sounds fun, love these WOW posts but my pile just gets bigger and bigger each week!

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  20. Missy B.November 4, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    This sounds like a good story!

    This is what I'm waiting for:

    http://missysbooknook.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday.html

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  21. ~The Book PixieNovember 4, 2009 at 8:57 AM

    The Heights sounds very interesting! Here is what I chose for my pick:

    http://thebookpixie.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday_04.html

    ~Briana

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  22. MelanieNovember 4, 2009 at 8:58 AM

    I've never heard of The Heights, but it sounds great! Here's my pick: http://melaniesmusings.net/2009/11/wow-bad-queen.html

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  23. SaraNovember 4, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    Here's mine!
    http://thehidingspot.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-18-fairy-tale.html

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  24. Lisa (Southern Girl Reads)November 4, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    Hi Jill! This one sounds like a winner! I'll be on the lookout for it in March.

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  25. AnonymousNovember 4, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    Yet another book that sounds interesting!

    Here's mine.

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  26. VanessaNovember 4, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    Here are my picks this week:

    http://ultimatebookhound.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-fairy-tale-edition.html

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  27. Shelly BNovember 4, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    Not sure why I left today's link on an older Wow...sorry about that!

    Here's mine:

    http://writeforareader.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-11409.html

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  28. Paperback ReaderNovember 4, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    Here's mine: http://paperbackreader2.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on.html

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  29. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    Here's mine for this week! :o)

    Christy

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  30. TyngaNovember 4, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    My Waiting on Wed is Darklight by Leslay Livingston =)
    http://tyngasreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-darklight-by.html

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  31. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    I just did my first WoW! Here's the link

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  32. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    This is my first WOW. http://thebookette.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-1.html

    I need to work out how to link within a comment.Hmmm...

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  33. vvb32 readsNovember 4, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    so do we have a love triangle in the heights? i'll have to find out more about this one.

    Here's my Wow

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  34. PixieNovember 4, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    Sounds like a good read. You can read mine here.

    ~Pixie

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  35. Nikki @ BookizzleNovember 4, 2009 at 12:27 PM

    My first WoW :)

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  36. joyh82November 4, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Sounds good and I can't believe March will be here before we know it. Here is mine.
    Books and Life

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  37. bermudaonionNovember 4, 2009 at 1:36 PM

    After reading the synopsis, I'm waiting on this too!

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  38. RobbyNovember 4, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    WoW, the Heights sounds really great.
    my WoW post is on By The Time You Read This I'll Be Dead, by Julie Anne Peters.
    here's a link- http://runningforfiction.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-november-4.html

    thanks!
    ~robby

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  39. NancyNovember 4, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    The Heights sounds amazing. I will have to look into it.

    This is my choice HERE

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  40. StephanieNovember 4, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    This looks good -- I am a fan of What's Eating Gilbert Grape, which I believe is by the same author. I participated in WoW for the first time. My post is here.

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  41. in which a girl readsNovember 4, 2009 at 7:25 PM

    Here's mine! :)

    http://inwhichagirl.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-4.html

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  42. AprilNovember 4, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    This sounds really great!!!

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  43. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 8:47 PM

    This is my first time! My choice will make you feel trapped :)

    http://kariannalysis.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday-114/

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  44. Erotic HorizonNovember 5, 2009 at 2:51 AM

    here's mine

    http://erotichorizon.blogspot.com/2009/11/waiting-on-wednesday.html

    E.H>

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