Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On Wednesday" which is a weekly event, originally started by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that highlights upcoming book releases everyone is waiting on...hence the title. This week's pick is Article 5 by Kristen Simmons. Here's the synopsis:

"New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC have been abandoned.

The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes.

There are no more police — instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior — instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested don’t usually come back.

17-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren’t always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it’s hard to forget that people weren’t always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. That life in the United States used to be different.

In the three years since the war ended, Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the Federal Bureau of Reformation. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow. That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And what’s worse, one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings…the only boy Ember has ever loved."

Oooooh, I do like the sound of this especially the high stakes involved when Ember's mother is arrested by the only boy she has ever loved. Can anyone say AWKWARD?! I love the dystopian genre which just seems to get stronger and stronger by the day and I'm really looking forward to reading this one. CAN'T WAIT. Article 5 is published in the US on 14th February, 2012 by Tor Teen. No word as of yet on a UK release but a lot of foreign rights have been sold so watch this space! Find out more about Kristen Simmons by clicking here.