Waiting for You
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780142415757
Pages
336 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
It's sophomore year, and Marisa is ready for a fresh start and, hopefully, her first real boyfriend. But after popular Derek asks her out, things get complicated. Not only do her parents unexpectedly separate, but Marisa has a fight with her best friend, and Derek, the love of her life, delivers a shocking disappointment. The only things keeping Marisa together are the podcasts from the anonymous DJ, who seems to totally understand Marisa. But she doesn't know who he is ... or maybe she does.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; Divorce; separated parents; divorced parents; co-parenting; two homes
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Keywords
anxiety disorders; dating; family life; interpersonal relations; affairs; depression
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Colasanti, Susane, "Waiting for You" (2010). Diverse Families. 1012.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1012