Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday (18): Dreams of Significant Girls by Cristina Garcia

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine to showcase unreleased novels that we're waiting for anxiously. This week I'm picking:
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Dreams of Significant Girls by Cristina Garcia
Pub. Date: July 12, 2011
Summary: Brought together each summer at a boarding school in Switzerland, three girls learn a lot more than just French and European culture. Shirin, an Iranian princess; Ingrid, a German-Canadian eccentric; and Vivien, a Cuban-Jewish New Yorker culinary phenom, are thrown into each other's lives when they become roommates. 
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This is a story of 3 paths slowly beginning to cross and merge as they spend the year apart, but the summers together. Through navigating the social-cultural shoals of the school, developing their adolescence, and learning the confusing and conflicting legacies of their families' past, Shirin, Ingrid, and Vivien form an unbreakable bond.
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Why I Chose Dreams of Significant Girls: I really love the summary, and the cover is pretty too. Plus, I love summer reads, and this one reminds me a tiny bit of one my favorite series, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Let me know what y'all's picks are this week. Happy reading!

12 comments:

Jules said...

I'm not sure that this one is for me but it does sound good.

Sally said...

This one looks different. I like the sound of it - I will have to put it on my wishlist.
Sally.
http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/03/waiting-on-wednesday-11.html

Kiwi Ivashkov said...

I like the sound of this book! Great pick, and thanks for the heads up!
Happy reading!

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Jan von Harz said...

This does sound like it will be a great summer read. Good choice!

Lori said...

I hope when you get it, it will be everything you hope it to be. Check out what I am Waiting On Wednesday for.

Sandy said...

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was what actually came to mind as soon as I started reading the summary xD. Haven't read those books but I did enjoy the movies. This one sounds like it'd be a good read. Adding it to my TBR!

Sandy
My WoW

Christy @ TheReaderBee said...

Nice pick! I haven't heard of this one before, but I'll definitely have to check it out! Here's my WoW!

Belinda said...

Hope you enjoy it when it's released :) Here's my WOW Happy reading!

Alissa said...

This looks really interesting and unique! Adding it to my TBR list.

Also, I'm a new follower. :]

bibliophile brouhaha said...

I read this book on an ARC tour and I LOVED it! I'll be posting a review soon!

Arianna said...

This sounds good. I hope they go into the culture of each girl while she's at home, that could be interesting. Thanks for the suggestion!

danya said...

This one sounds great for character development - nice pick!

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