Exit, Pursued by a Bear Goodreads
Author: E.K. Johnston
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Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Publication date: March 15th 2016
Veronica Mars meets William Shakespeare in E.K. Johnston’s latest brave and unforgettable heroine.Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and in tiny Palermo Heights, this doesn’t mean what you think it means. At PHHS, the cheerleaders don’t cheer for the sports teams; they are the sports team—the pride and joy of a tiny town. The team’s summer training camp is Hermione’s last and marks the beginning of the end of…she’s not sure what. She does know this season could make her a legend. But during a camp party, someone slips something in her drink. And it all goes black.In every class, there’s a star cheerleader and pariah pregnant girl. They’re never supposed to be the same person. Hermione struggles to regain the control she’s always had and faces a wrenching decision about how to move on. The assault wasn’t the beginning of Hermione Winter’s story and she’s not going to let it be the end. She won’t be anyone’s cautionary tale.
I found out about this book last week and I was completely floored by the title, the cover, and the synopsis. I was a cheerleader in high school, but I wasn’t popular, so this book kind of speaks to me in that way…but I also think it’s going to deal with the body and image issues that I had so much trouble with as a teen.
I haven’t read anything by E.K. Johnston yet, but I have heard outstanding things about The Story of Owen and A Thousand Nights, and I’m excited to dig into my first work by this rising Canadian author.
In short, I NEED THIS BOOK.
Is Exit, Pursued by a Bear on your TBR? Have you read any of E.K. Johnston’s other books? What are you waiting for this week? Let me know and I’ll stop by!
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I haven’t heard of this one until now but it definitely seems interesting! I love the cover.
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
Hadn’t heard of this one before. But what a catchy title! And the synopsis reminds me a little of the movie Bring it On. Great pick! YOu can check out mine in the link below.
I haven’t seen this one before. Very interesting!
Melissa @ MommyWantsToRead
my WOW http://mommywantstoread.blogspot.com/2015/08/waiting-on-wednesday-deaths-leash-by-jd.html
I’m really looking forward to this book, too, Tiff. Though I’ll probably read A Thousand Nights first as I just got an ARC of it on the weekend. I wasn’t a cheerleader in high school, but the title made me laugh because of the Shakespeare connection, so I added it to my TBR on Goodreads without even looking at the description. Now, seeing the description on your site, I’m definitely sold.
The title is perfect, no? I’m so glad she’s Canadian, too, because this book sounds amazing, and I’ve been annoyed at myself lately for not reading enough Canadian YA.
It really, is perfect. Yes, it’s always a bonus to know that a book I’m interested in reading has a Canadian author. 🙂
I have not heard of this book either, but it sounds really interesting! Nice choice 🙂