Book: Boys, Bears, And A Serious Pair Of Hiking Boots by Abby McDonald

Release date: April 13, 2010

Publisher: Candlewick

Summary:
Can a boy-hungry Jersey girl survive the wilds of Canada with her eco-identity intact? A witty new YA novel from the author of SOPHOMORE SWITCH.

Jenna may hail from the ’burbs of New Jersey, but Green Teen activism is her life. So when her mom suggests they spend the summer at Grandma’s Florida condo, Jenna pleads instead to visit her hippie godmother, Susie, up in rural Canada. Jenna is psyched at the chance to commune with this nature she’s heard about — and the cute, plaidwearing boys she’s certain must roam there. But after a few run-ins with local wildlife (from a larger-than-life moose to Susie’s sullen Goth stepdaughter to a hot but hostile boy named Reeve), Jenna gets the idea that her long-held ideals, like vegetarianism and conservation, don’t play so well with this population of real outdoorsmen. A dusty survival guide offers Jenna amusing tips on navigating the wilderness — but can she learn to navigate the turns of her heart?

My reasons for wanting to read this:
1-I have read some really great reviews for Abby’s first book and I bet that this one will be even better.
2-The cover for this one is so cute. It makes me think of summer and right now, I could go for some summer. =]
3-It just sounds good. I always like a good chick-lit book and this one seems right up that alley!

What are you waiting on this Wednesday?