At the beginning of her sophomore year, Marisa is ready for a fresh start and, more importantly, a boyfriend. So when the handsome and popular Dere...
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Jan 14, 2011
Nomes
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Waiting for you is a classic coming of age novel - spanning a good year of one teen girls life. Marisa is easy to relate to. Almost too easy, taking me back to those high school days where little things (small fights with your best bud) are the big things. Marisa has recently struggled with anxiety and depression and throughout the book sometimes slips back into that place. It's handled expertly, delving straight into the mind of a teenager with a light touch, never taking the path of melodrama.
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Aug 10, 2011
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It was exam week, I was not supposed to give in into temptations and read, but I did, and I did not regret it at all!
Waiting for you is a story of a girl wanting to change herself, and she has been waiting all her life for a change. From the obvious title, Waiting for you, it gives readers the impression that the protagonist, Marisa is waiting for the special someone to appear, and she is! But it also involves something more deep.
One thing about books like this, it gives you a moment More...
Waiting for you is a story of a girl wanting to change herself, and she has been waiting all her life for a change. From the obvious title, Waiting for you, it gives readers the impression that the protagonist, Marisa is waiting for the special someone to appear, and she is! But it also involves something more deep.
One thing about books like this, it gives you a moment More...
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Jan 04, 2010
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Fifteen-year-old Marisa lives in a small town in Connecticut with her parents; other than having anxiety disorder her life is pretty simple and peaceful. She often tells herself she is fortunate to have a happy and a secure family, and a best friend whom she could share all her problems and secrets with, and be there for her whenever she needs her.
She has a crush on a guy named Derek for a while, but just never muster up the courage to approach him. And then, there is another boy Nas More...
She has a crush on a guy named Derek for a while, but just never muster up the courage to approach him. And then, there is another boy Nas More...
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Mar 19, 2009
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Marisa has had a crush on Derek for a long, long time. He's perfect: friendly, cute, popular. The only problem is that he has a girlfriend. Then there's Nash, her longtime, geeky neighbor. Sure, he's super shy, but he's also extremely sweet and smart.
So when Derek breaks up with his girlfriend and starts paying attention to Marisa, she's ecstatic. Soon it's official - Derek and Marisa, the couple of the school. But then things change More...
Marisa has had a crush on Derek for a long, long time. He's perfect: friendly, cute, popular. The only problem is that he has a girlfriend. Then there's Nash, her longtime, geeky neighbor. Sure, he's super shy, but he's also extremely sweet and smart.
So when Derek breaks up with his girlfriend and starts paying attention to Marisa, she's ecstatic. Soon it's official - Derek and Marisa, the couple of the school. But then things change More...
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Dec 31, 2011
Virginia
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Wow, I didn't realise that it was possible to know the ending of a book before you've finished the first chapter, but... this book was, well, like that. But, in this case, that really didn't matter.
In fact, this book taught me something about life and love in general. About how much we really stay in the past, wishing and waiting for the right person, or the right opportunity to come along, before we realise that it may just be staring at us right in the face the entire time. It mig More...
In fact, this book taught me something about life and love in general. About how much we really stay in the past, wishing and waiting for the right person, or the right opportunity to come along, before we realise that it may just be staring at us right in the face the entire time. It mig More...
Oct 17, 2011
Haydee
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“Waiting for you” is by Susane Colasanti. The title was the main thing that caught my attraction to the book. Teens are always waiting for something or someone to come in their lives. Whether it will be a friend or a boyfriend/girlfriend. We tend not to be patient and want things right away. I wanted to read and see how someones life turns out when your patient and wait for the thing you want.
The book is about Marisa wanting to start out different for the new school year. Derek is th More...
The book is about Marisa wanting to start out different for the new school year. Derek is th More...
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Oct 02, 2011
Dina
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I just finished read this novel.
Buku ini menceritakan tentang kehidupan wanita remaja yang berumur 15 tahun. Marisa, itu namanya. Buku Waiting for you adalah kebanyakan tentang cinta, lebih ke jenis cinta dari apa pun. Marisa Karakter utama mencari jodoh. Ketika saya pertama kali melihat judul buku, saya sangat ingin membacanya.
Depresi dia pergi melalui dieksekusi dengan baik, dan aku bisa memahaminya. Ada begitu banyak orang depresi yang tidak mengerti, bahwa orang yang depr More...
Buku ini menceritakan tentang kehidupan wanita remaja yang berumur 15 tahun. Marisa, itu namanya. Buku Waiting for you adalah kebanyakan tentang cinta, lebih ke jenis cinta dari apa pun. Marisa Karakter utama mencari jodoh. Ketika saya pertama kali melihat judul buku, saya sangat ingin membacanya.
Depresi dia pergi melalui dieksekusi dengan baik, dan aku bisa memahaminya. Ada begitu banyak orang depresi yang tidak mengerti, bahwa orang yang depr More...
Aug 31, 2011
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Waiting For You
By Susane Colasanti
Viking Juvenile 2009
320 pgs
ISBN 0670011304
As Marisa starts her sophomore year in school, she awaits for what any 15 year old teenage girl would want. She wants someone who would treat her as if she was his only, and who she wants is a boyfriend. Just as she was hoping, Mr. Popular, Derek, asks her out. Although she gets a boyfriend, not everything goes her way. Family issues and problematic issues with her best friend begins, More...
By Susane Colasanti
Viking Juvenile 2009
320 pgs
ISBN 0670011304
As Marisa starts her sophomore year in school, she awaits for what any 15 year old teenage girl would want. She wants someone who would treat her as if she was his only, and who she wants is a boyfriend. Just as she was hoping, Mr. Popular, Derek, asks her out. Although she gets a boyfriend, not everything goes her way. Family issues and problematic issues with her best friend begins, More...
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May 16, 2011
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Waiting For You adalah karya kedua Colasanti yg saya baca. Berusaha menangkap impian remaja yg menginginkan kesempurnaan dalam hidupnya, Colasanti menceritakan kehidupan Marisa. Seorang remaja berusia limabelas tahun yg berjuang melawan kecenderungannya unt selalu merasa cemas pada segala sesuatu. Tentang bagaimana dia merasa nyaman dalam keluarganya yg aneh: ibu yg sering memaksa mereka berkumpul unt makan malam, ayah yg sering tenggelam dalam pekerjaannya, serta adik yg gemar berdebat. Namun s
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Apr 24, 2011
Jess - The Tales Compendium
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I have mixed opinions about this book. My initial thoughts were that I didn't like the style of writing. There is a lot of teen-speak such as the number of times 'like' is said and how all the verbs are annoyingly repetitive.
For example:
"What?" Stirling goes.
"I'm just saying,"Andrea goes.
Sterling's like, "Could it be any hotter?"
It's as bad as saying he said or she said after every sentence. Keep in mind these are not all in More...
For example:
"What?" Stirling goes.
"I'm just saying,"Andrea goes.
Sterling's like, "Could it be any hotter?"
It's as bad as saying he said or she said after every sentence. Keep in mind these are not all in More...
Apr 06, 2011
Rachel
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I love the variety of styles within the YA community. Some books are deep and dark, others light and fun. Some are lyrical, others conversational. Susane Colasanti is a YA Contemporary Romance author who has an ability to draw you in one page one, weaving a tale as comfortable as if you are sitting in a coffee house with a friend as she tells you her story.
In WAITING FOR YOU, Marisa is that friend.
This is my third foray into Colasanti’s writing, and is just as delightfu More...
In WAITING FOR YOU, Marisa is that friend.
This is my third foray into Colasanti’s writing, and is just as delightfu More...
Jan 15, 2011
Michelle.
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One thing I wanna say is that...
~It is so OBVIOUS who Marisa is going to end up with.
~It is so OBVIOUS who Dirty Dirk is.
~It is so OBVIOUS who likes who(really).
~It is so OBVIOUS who cheated on who.
~It is so OBVIOUS who dislikes who.
~Etc, etc, etc and more obvious stuff.......
The story is kinda one of those normal love stories where thinds happen that changes the main character in some major way.
I dunno why, but I really hate Sierra. No More...
~It is so OBVIOUS who Marisa is going to end up with.
~It is so OBVIOUS who Dirty Dirk is.
~It is so OBVIOUS who likes who(really).
~It is so OBVIOUS who cheated on who.
~It is so OBVIOUS who dislikes who.
~Etc, etc, etc and more obvious stuff.......
The story is kinda one of those normal love stories where thinds happen that changes the main character in some major way.
I dunno why, but I really hate Sierra. No More...
Nov 19, 2010
Kalie
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This book is about a girl named Marissa. She is a sophomore in high school and has the daily troubles of a teenage girl. Then suddenly everything starts to go bad in her life. She finds out that her mother is having an affair with another man. Her parents have been together almost twenty years when they find this out. Marissa used to suffer from depression, and when the whole situation with her parents happen, she starts to get back into a depression again. She finds this boy who she really like
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Oct 09, 2010
Jessica
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Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti tells the story of Marisa, Derek and Nash. Marisa is a sophomore in high school who has a serious crush on the popular Derek. When he finally begins paying attention to her, she is thrilled. At the same time, Marisa is good friends with Nash, her neighbor and chemistry lab partner. Nash has a crush on Marisa, but Marisa pays him no attention.
Throughout the book, Marisa finds out who is true and who is not. After a little cheating situation, Marisa is More...
Throughout the book, Marisa finds out who is true and who is not. After a little cheating situation, Marisa is More...
Oct 08, 2010
Shxrxn
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I love the beginning of the year. It’s all about renewal and reinventing yourself, becoming the person you’ve always wanted to be.
- Marisa
I have a theory that the answers to all of life’s major questions can be found in a John Mayer song.
- Marisa
The problem with the last few days of summer? Is that you can’t hold on to them. They zoom by way too fast. You live through them in a dream until they’re over. And then everything slows down to a glacial pace again.
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- Marisa
I have a theory that the answers to all of life’s major questions can be found in a John Mayer song.
- Marisa
The problem with the last few days of summer? Is that you can’t hold on to them. They zoom by way too fast. You live through them in a dream until they’re over. And then everything slows down to a glacial pace again.
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Sep 14, 2010
This was my first time reading something by Susane Colasanti and after reading the book, I can say that it won’t be my last. I really enjoyed Waiting For You, it makes a really good summer read. It’s light, enjoyable and a quick read. Had I not been so busy, I would have probably read it all in one sitting. I thought it was the perfect summer read, I just relaxed and enjoyed it the whole time I was reading it.
Marisa has been waiting for a boyfriend for a long time. She has an idea of More...
Marisa has been waiting for a boyfriend for a long time. She has an idea of More...
Jun 03, 2010
Bellaforbiddenedward
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Stephanie Nan 807 Waiting for You by Susanne Colasanti This book is about a girl named Marisa, who is at the start of her sophomore year in high school. She has been waiting forever for her true love, and hopes she will find him this year. Marisa has an anxiety disorder, and is isolated and alone in her school,because people think that she is a freak, except for her best friend, Sterling. She hopes that she could go out wi
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May 04, 2010
kari
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This book was sort of hard for me to get through, not sure why exactly. Maybe I felt that Waiting For You was kind of waiting for the story to take off.
Marisa was a nice character and I felt such sympathy for her, dealing with anxiety and depression. I did like that the plot was more complicated than she is just sad because of a boy. The sub-plot with the break-up of her parent's what she always thought of as happy marriage added a nice element.
Have to add, though, that I didn't ca More...
Marisa was a nice character and I felt such sympathy for her, dealing with anxiety and depression. I did like that the plot was more complicated than she is just sad because of a boy. The sub-plot with the break-up of her parent's what she always thought of as happy marriage added a nice element.
Have to add, though, that I didn't ca More...
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Apr 22, 2010
Sarah
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Wow. There's a lot to say about this book. First of all, it spoke to me. The character of Marisa is basically me. Some of the coincidences were just scary, actually--the violin playing, the love of all the same books and TV shows, the writing obsession, the hyperactive best friend... At times it was weird, but I felt like I was reading my own diary. THe only reason I gave this four stars is because I felt like... oh, I've already experienced this, it's kinda boring. But the great thing about fic
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Mar 05, 2010
Rachel
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The story of Marisa's sophmore year in high school about waiting and searching for her ultimate soulmate is cute, charming, and predictable. From her new struggles on friendship, the popular handsome Derek dating her, and her parents' sudden separation, Marisa's life isn't coming out so great. On the bright side of her problems, she finds that running to the newly discovered anonymous DJ has helped her make a connection to make her feel better; therefore, possibly finding the absolute, not neces
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Jul 21, 2009
Alex
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Waiting for You is an extremely cute read. It has nice, simple writing that flows easily and goes quickly. The characters are cute and well done. They seem like actual teens with many flaws. They're quirky and different and especially easy to relate to.
On the other hand, the book can be awfully annoying. There were just little things that bugged me, like the fact that Marisa said "whatev" instead of "whatever". It's used almost a dozen times and each time I just f More...
On the other hand, the book can be awfully annoying. There were just little things that bugged me, like the fact that Marisa said "whatev" instead of "whatever". It's used almost a dozen times and each time I just f More...
May 27, 2009
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Susane Colasanti has again written another incredible young adult novel. If you haven't read her previous works I suggest you do, they're just as amazing as this one.
Waiting for You is a compelling novel involving a teenager with a seemingly perfect family, a perfect relationship with a great guy, and an enjoyable friendship between her and her best friend. Until all of this changes.
Her boyfriend doesn't seem so perfect anymore, and neither does her now broken family. She More...
Waiting for You is a compelling novel involving a teenager with a seemingly perfect family, a perfect relationship with a great guy, and an enjoyable friendship between her and her best friend. Until all of this changes.
Her boyfriend doesn't seem so perfect anymore, and neither does her now broken family. She More...
May 25, 2009
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Jan 23, 2012
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When It Happens might just be Susan Colasanti's greatest work. Harsh, I know, but so far, two of her books have let me down already - this one the latest. I don't know if it's because I keep WAITING for that something special to happen, only that there is none and my agony was just multiplied to a triple. I adore realistic fiction but this just did not do for me - and I can tolerate Sarah Dessen, at that. The fact that it was also so painfully predictable made it worse.
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Aug 28, 2011
Amanda
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I really enjoyed this book. It had good elements of how friendship can really develop into love. Colasanti writing was precise on describing how two teenagers can fall in love. The whole story develops around Marisa. You can relate to Marisa as a teenager. I felt it during my whole teenage years. I wish I was 17 again and want to re-do high school. High school has its ups and downs but, there is always a boy to save the day. Even if he is nerdy and sort of cute just like Nash.
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Apr 28, 2011
Clarabel
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L'histoire est simple et ordinaire, comme son héroïne, Marisa, une adolescente très angoissée, qui a beaucoup de mal à gérer ses émotions et à exprimer ce qu'elle ressent. On va la suivre durant une année, au lycée, chez elle, avec ses amis et son petit copain. C'est un sujet rebattu, mais traité avec sincérité et empathie.
Globalement, j'ai trouvé que ce roman s'adressait à son lecteur comme si celui-ci pouvait s'identifier à Marisa, ou bien c'était peine perdue. Certes, l'ensemble est sy More...
Globalement, j'ai trouvé que ce roman s'adressait à son lecteur comme si celui-ci pouvait s'identifier à Marisa, ou bien c'était peine perdue. Certes, l'ensemble est sy More...
Jan 22, 2010
Arlene
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I almost gave up on this book for several reasons, which I'll get to in a sec, but overall I’m glad I stuck with it. It turned out to be a good story about two friends that have been waiting for something special when it was there in front of them all along.
I really liked the main characters of this story, especially Dirty Dirk. What a great and clever addition to the story line. His advice and disguise was classic to say the least. However, I must say, I did have my suspicions of h More...
I really liked the main characters of this story, especially Dirty Dirk. What a great and clever addition to the story line. His advice and disguise was classic to say the least. However, I must say, I did have my suspicions of h More...
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Feb 06, 2012
Karla Mae
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Sophomore Year.
This should be a fresh start according to Marissa. After a series of anxiety attacks, she is ready to take on a new start on things at school and more importantly ready to take it to the next level and have a boyfriend.
Derek is one of the handomest guy at Marissa's school. Ever girl loves him and Emma fails to escape that charisma of him. She has been in love with him for a long time now and the only thing that is stopping her from telling him is the fact More...
This should be a fresh start according to Marissa. After a series of anxiety attacks, she is ready to take on a new start on things at school and more importantly ready to take it to the next level and have a boyfriend.
Derek is one of the handomest guy at Marissa's school. Ever girl loves him and Emma fails to escape that charisma of him. She has been in love with him for a long time now and the only thing that is stopping her from telling him is the fact More...
Jul 22, 2010
Selva
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After reading this book of Susane Colasanti, I had the gratification of reading a splendid Romance novel. Yes, I liked this one a lot. I had read few romance novels which I felt like ‘something is missing’ after finishing but not this one.
After the summer vacation, Marisa is waiting for a fresh start with new plans. The main objective of her plan is to get a boy friend. In real life hardly anything goes according to the plan. Her life becomes more and more screwed. Everything is agai More...
After the summer vacation, Marisa is waiting for a fresh start with new plans. The main objective of her plan is to get a boy friend. In real life hardly anything goes according to the plan. Her life becomes more and more screwed. Everything is agai More...
Jan 21, 2012
Krystalyn
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This book sits a little to close to my heart. I guess because most of what the main character experienced and felt mirrors mine.
A year before reading Waiting For You. I was under depression. No one knew, not my parent, not my room mates(all 10 of them, though maybe one or two suspects something was wrong), even I didn't know at the time. Though Marisa(the main character), had different circumstances, we felt the same way when the depression hit. I didn't want to talk to anyone, I did More...
A year before reading Waiting For You. I was under depression. No one knew, not my parent, not my room mates(all 10 of them, though maybe one or two suspects something was wrong), even I didn't know at the time. Though Marisa(the main character), had different circumstances, we felt the same way when the depression hit. I didn't want to talk to anyone, I did More...
