Waiting on Wednesday: Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt

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Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt. 400 p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, January 5, 2021. 9780544084773.

Happy Wednesday! Waiting on Wednesday features Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt. I'm a huge fan of Mr. Schmidt's books. They are extraordinary - literary, humorous and peopled with memorable characters. 

On January 5, readers will get to read about Meryl Lee Kowalski, who, following the death of her best friend in the summer of 1968, heads off to a girls' prep school. While she's trying to navigate the social hierarchy that favors the rich students, Mike Coffin comes to town with a pillowcase full of money he stole from a gang. He's on the run with angry criminals in pursuit.

While you're waiting, check out some of Mr. Schmidt's other titles like, The Wednesday Wars, Okay for Now or Orbiting Jupiter among others.