Waiting for Normal

By Leslie Connor

Finally, a good book! I’d kind of lost my reading mojo with all of these thoroughly mediocre books, but this book was really, really good. It even made me cry. And while those Foundation for a Better Life commercials can make me tear up no matter how many times I’ve seen them, books don’t usually get me all weepy, so that’s saying a lot. Waiting for Normal is about a girl who lives with her bipolar mother, wishing she could live with her former stepfather and half-sisters, waiting for a normal life. It’s a young adult book, but it’s not just for kids. Go read it.