Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week I can't wait for
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise!
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise!
Dan Gemeinhart
Series: n/a
Age/Genre: Middle Grades, Contemporary
Publisher: Henry Holt
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Goodreads
Five years.This cover caught my eye, when I scrolling through the publisher's catalog, and when I read the synopsis, I knew the universe made me notice it for a reason.
That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation.
It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash.
Coyote hasn’t been home in all that time, but when she learns that the park in her old neighborhood is being demolished―the very same park where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box―she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad to drive 3,600 miles back to Washington state in four days...without him realizing it.
Along the way, they'll pick up a strange crew of misfit travelers. Lester has a lady love to meet. Salvador and his mom are looking to start over. Val needs a safe place to be herself. And then there's Gladys...
Over the course of thousands of miles, Coyote will learn that going home can sometimes be the hardest journey of all...but that with friends by her side, she just might be able to turn her “once upon a time” into a “happily ever after.”
My love for grief and loss books is well documented, and I have developed quite an adoration for middle grades this year. Coyote Sunrise ticks both those boxes, plus the synopsis might have made me a little teary-eyed, and I am all about letting books hit me in the feels.
Aside from all the emotional stuff, my interest in piqued by a few other things:
- The kid's name is Coyote and her dad is Rodeo. Interesting names usually belong to interesting people.
- They have been running from their grief for 5 years! That's quite a long time to leave that wound open.
- I love the idea of meeting all these strangers while on their journey. They sound like a colorful group of characters, each with a story to tell.
- From that last sentence, I sense this one will leave me with a full heart, and you guys know I love that stuff.
What are you waiting on?
Let us know in the comments!
Hope you enjoy it when you read it!
ReplyDeleteI know I will
DeleteThis does sound like a fun adventure. And I bet this would be a great movie too. Would love to read this:)
ReplyDeleteWith a title like that, it should be a film. It sounds all sorts of coming-of-age epic
DeleteMiddle grade + grief? Nope, too much for my tender heart. :) It sounds like a truly moving story but I swear I just can’t handle little kids who are grieving. *sobs*
ReplyDeleteMGs does it so well though. It's tender and sweet and honest, but not gut wrenching, and it's always hopeful. I have been loving all the MG books I have read lately.
DeleteCute pick! Not my kind of read but I hope you positively love it!
ReplyDeleteHere's my WoW
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That cover really is quite eye-catching! I love a great middle grade novel and this one sounds like it is going to be lovely. I hope that you enjoy it. :)
ReplyDeleteThe combination of cover and title caught my attention, and the blurb made me add it to my TBR.
DeleteCool cover and interesting blurb! I hope it's everything you hope for when you finally read it. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the cover too!
DeleteThis sounds like a lovely story - hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling it will leave me smiling.
Deletethis sounds like a nice read. also, that cover is so beautiful!! but I'm still finding way around middlegrade novels. Hope you enjoy this, Sam! Happy reading! :)
ReplyDeleteI think the middle grades authors have been killing it this year. They are tackling so meaty topics and doing it so well.
DeleteI haven't really read much MG. I do like this cover though too!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy picking up MG every once in a while, and the releases have been rally high quality
DeleteWhat? Coyote and Rodeo??? This is so cool like my kids would say ;-) Sophie @bewareofthereader
ReplyDeleteTheir names made me smile. I am imagining hippies, and I am eager to learn more about them.
DeleteThis one is completely new to me but I enjoy a good book about grief myself so I will have to keep an eye out for it.
ReplyDeleteThe title caught me and when I found out it was a grief and loss book with a 5 year road trip, I was pretty much hooked.
DeleteI hadn't heard of this one before, but I love reads like this too. I'll be anxiously awaiting your review for it. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't request it, because I have a million January review books, but I hope to get to it at some point
DeleteI do love my grief and loss books too but I haven't really been enjoying middle grade lately. So I don't think this is going to be one for me. But I do hope you will be able to read it and love it x
ReplyDeleteMiddle grades have been amazing for me lately. I try to read a few every month.
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