"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Dream Things True by Marie Marquardt
Publication Date: September 1, 2015
Summary-
A modern-day Romeo and Juliet story in which a wealthy Southern boy falls in love with an undocumented Mexican girl and together they face perils in their hostile Georgia town.
Evan, a soccer star and the nephew of a conservative Southern Senator, has never wanted for much -- except a functional family. Alma has lived in Georgia since she was two-years-old, excels in school, and has a large, warm Mexican family. Never mind their differences, the two fall in love, and they fall hard. But when ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) begins raids on their town, Alma knows that she needs to tell Evan her secret. There's too much at stake. But how to tell her country-club boyfriend that she’s an undocumented immigrant? That her whole family and most of her friends live in the country without permission. What follows is a beautiful, nuanced, well-paced exploration of the complications of immigration, young love, defying one’s family, and facing a tangled bureaucracy that threatens to completely upend two young lives.
Evan, a soccer star and the nephew of a conservative Southern Senator, has never wanted for much -- except a functional family. Alma has lived in Georgia since she was two-years-old, excels in school, and has a large, warm Mexican family. Never mind their differences, the two fall in love, and they fall hard. But when ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) begins raids on their town, Alma knows that she needs to tell Evan her secret. There's too much at stake. But how to tell her country-club boyfriend that she’s an undocumented immigrant? That her whole family and most of her friends live in the country without permission. What follows is a beautiful, nuanced, well-paced exploration of the complications of immigration, young love, defying one’s family, and facing a tangled bureaucracy that threatens to completely upend two young lives.
The summary of Dream Things True looks really interesting so I'm looking forward to reading this one.
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Nice pick! That's a new to me one! Hope you love it once you read it!
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Sounds interesting! Hope you will enjoy it!
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Kimberly
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This one sounds fantastic! I'm definitely looking forward to it! Great pick!
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This one sounds fantastic! I'm definitely looking forward to it! Great pick!
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Great pick! I was approved for this book on Netgalley and I can't wait to read it myself!
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Boundless Bookaholic
This cover is so gorgeous and I also can't wait for this one!!!
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Great pick. This one does sound pretty good. I love the cover!
ReplyDeleteKrystianna @ Downright Dystopian
I like the cover and synopsis! Great choice. Thanks for sharing.
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Just added it on my tbr shelf! Sounds pretty great :)
ReplyDeleteSofia @ SofiaLovesReading
I love these types of books!!! Will be adding it to my TBR list :)
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Jackie @Jackie's Book World
Dream Things True has such a pretty cover, and I'm really liking the sound of the romance in this one. Thanks for sharing and stopping by my WoW :)
ReplyDeleteThis seems really good, and I like the topic that it deals with. I hope the author handles it well. :)
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Dream Things True sounds great! I hope you'll get to read it soon!
ReplyDeleteLexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
I'm a huge fan of everything Romeo and Juliet retelling. So of course I am going to be interested in this one too!
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