Upcoming Release: Sean Griswold's Head/Famous

Sean Griswold's Head

By: Lindsey Leavitt

Pub date: March 1st, 2011

PAccording to her guidance counselor, fifteen-year-old Payton Gritas needs a focus object-an item to concentrate her emotions on. It's supposed to be something inanimate, but Payton decides to use the thing she stares at during class: Sean Griswold's head. They've been linked since third grade (Griswold-Gritas-it's an alphabetical order thing), but she's never really known him.

The focus object is intended to help Payton deal with her father's newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis. And it's working. With the help of her boy-crazy best friend Jac, Payton starts stalking-er, focusing on-Sean Griswold . . . all of him! He's cute, he shares her Seinfeld obsession (nobody else gets it!) and he may have a secret or two of his own.  

summary from goodreads.com

The premise for this one is a little personal for me as I have someone close in my life living with multiple sclerosis. I've never read a book that dealt with it and so I look forward to seeing how the author deals with the subject and incorporates it into the story. On a lighter note, how adorable is this cover?

Famous

By: Todd Strasser

Pub date: January 25th, 2011

All Jamie Gordon wants to do is to take pictures of celebrities...and maybe to become famous herself. She's only fourteen, but already her pictures are sought after by fanzines and websites, and she's invited to all the best parties.

And now she has the chance of a lifetime. She has been invited to spend a week with Willow Twine, taking pictures of the teen superstar's new chaste life.

But when Jamie gets her hands on some sensational shots of Willow, she's suddenly in over her head. The pictures could make her career...and destroy Willow's. Everybody seems to want to get their hands on the photos, and Jamie has to decide what she really wants...and what she's willing to pay to get it.

summary from goodreads.com

I still haven't read anything by Todd Strasser although I keep adding a bunch of his books to my TBR list. I think this one sounds really good plus I am seriously in love with this cover. It is so cool.