Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
Today my pick is Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina, out March 8, 2016 from Candlewick Press.Β 
From Goodreads:
While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home in Meg Medina’s riveting coming-of-age novel.
Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson, a massive blackout, and a serial killer named Son of Sam who shoots young women on the streets. Noraβs family life isnβt going so well either: her bullying brother, Hector, is growing more threatening by the day, her mother is helpless and falling behind on the rent, and her father calls only on holidays. All Nora wants is to turn eighteen and be on her own. And while there is a cute new guy who started working with her at the deli, is dating even worth the risk when the killer likes picking off couples who stay out too late? Award-winning author Meg Medina transports us to a time when New York seemed balanced on a knife-edge, with tempers and temperatures running high, to share the story of a young woman who discovers that the greatest dangers are often closer than we like to admit β and the hardest to accept.
This just sounds so tense and fascinating. I’m really looking forward to this one!
What are you waiting on this week?
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This is the first time I’m hearing about this book.
I haven’t heard much about it, but I’m very curious to check it out!
I have somehow not heard of this book before, but I totally agree, it does sound fascinating!! I’ll definitely have to check it out. π Great pick, Kim!
Thanks Christie! π The cover caught my eye, and then when I read the description, I knew I had to put this on my TBR!
Huh, this sounds so interesting! Hadn’t heard of it, will have to add it to my TBR. π Nice pick!
Thanks! This is why I love Waiting on Wednesday posts – I get to hear about new-to-me books all the time!!
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Thank you for subscribing! I’m really looking forward to reading this!
Like many of these comments, I haven’t heard of this either, but it sounds so good! Anything to do with the darker side of New York and I’m definitely in.
Love the cover and have never heard of it before now. I may have to check it out so thanks for sharing!