Waiting On Wednesday (16)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Title: The Raft
Author: S. A. Bodeen
Expected Publication Date: August 21, 2012

From Goodreads:


Robie, 15, lives with her family on the Midway atoll, a group of islands in the middle of the Pacific. Her parents are scientists; it’s an isolated life. Robie enjoys visiting her aunt in Hawaii – she gets back and forth on a cargo plane that brings supplies to Midway. 

During a visit, her aunt is called to the mainland for a work emergency, leaving Robie to get home on her own. On her flight back to Midway the cargo plane hits nasty weather, and goes down. It’s just Robie, the pilot, and Max, a co-pilot she’s never met till this flight, on board. Robie is pulled aboard a raft by Max, who is injured and slipping in and out of consciousness. They have a bag of candy and very little water between them. When they finally reach an island that seems abandoned, Robie hopes they’ll be found quickly. But she’s not sure she was even on the flight manifest. Her parents must be looking for her…aren’t they? 

I saw this for the first time a month or two ago and I knew right away that I needed to read it. I love love LOVE this creepy cover! I hate that we have to wait until August but you know what they say: all good things are worth the wait. I have seen some reviews already for this and I get so jealous. I need to get one of those ARCs!!!

What are you desperate for this week?