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Michael, Wait for Me
When her older sister brings home her new boyfriend for the summer, Sarah is very upset, yet as she gets to know him, she really begins to enjoy his company and thus is devastated when he is sent away after her sister ends their relationship.
- GenresYoung Adult
160 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2000
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About the author
Patricia Calvert
31 books7 followers"We are all emigrants from the same country — the land of childhood. What I want to do is write about the journey all of us have taken — or are in the process of taking — from that special place."
Patricia Calvert celebrates her birthday on July 22nd. She grew up in the mountains of Montana, in what was "a magic world for any child, one in which lodgepole pines grew like arrows toward a sky that seemed always blue." Even though Ms. Calvert knew she wanted to be a writer when she was ten, it wasn't until her daughters were grown and had moved away from home and she and her husband moved to Minnesota that she concentrated on her writing.
Among her books, The Snowbird and Yesterday's Daughter have both been named to ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list. Glennis, Before and After received a Christopher Award. Betrayed! (Atheneum) appeared in 2002 and Robert E. Peary: To the Top of the World (Benchmark) in 2001. Most recently, Ms. Calvert has been focusing on nonfiction writing, bringing us biographies of Zebulon Pike and Kit Carson, as well as The Ancient Celts.
Patricia Calvert celebrates her birthday on July 22nd. She grew up in the mountains of Montana, in what was "a magic world for any child, one in which lodgepole pines grew like arrows toward a sky that seemed always blue." Even though Ms. Calvert knew she wanted to be a writer when she was ten, it wasn't until her daughters were grown and had moved away from home and she and her husband moved to Minnesota that she concentrated on her writing.
Among her books, The Snowbird and Yesterday's Daughter have both been named to ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list. Glennis, Before and After received a Christopher Award. Betrayed! (Atheneum) appeared in 2002 and Robert E. Peary: To the Top of the World (Benchmark) in 2001. Most recently, Ms. Calvert has been focusing on nonfiction writing, bringing us biographies of Zebulon Pike and Kit Carson, as well as The Ancient Celts.
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May 4, 2015
I read this book several times in 8th grade and I just thought of it again and want to re-read it. It really asks some hard-hitting questions. At it's heart, it's a coming of age story. A girl learning to stop being so angsty after growing from someone who is going through a lot of pain; learning what it means to be heard.
Here's where it gets kind of complicated and I want to re-read it (Note: this is a little spoiler-y, but none of this is actually confirmed in the book and doesn't reveal the ~true~ending):
Basically, a 13 year old girl develops feelings for an 18 (? at the youngest, let's just say "young man") boy. Reading it when I was 13, it didn't seem weird or out of place at all. Lot's of girls at that age get crushes on older boys, I would say probably even more so if their older sister is bringing around cute boys. The thing is though, it's not really a crush. Sarah and Michael have a genuine connection. In a "normal" coming of age story, he would either be significantly older and play the "mentor" role, or he would be younger and be the love interest. At the end of the book, it is unclear how Michael feels about her/what their relationship is like.
As I've mentioned before, reading it back in middle school, I thought this was a compelling, romantic plot-twist, that added to a great story. Now, I want to re-read it to see if it comes off as creepy, or if it still has an ambiguousness to it that makes it oddly charming.
Here's where it gets kind of complicated and I want to re-read it (Note: this is a little spoiler-y, but none of this is actually confirmed in the book and doesn't reveal the ~true~ending):
Basically, a 13 year old girl develops feelings for an 18 (? at the youngest, let's just say "young man") boy. Reading it when I was 13, it didn't seem weird or out of place at all. Lot's of girls at that age get crushes on older boys, I would say probably even more so if their older sister is bringing around cute boys. The thing is though, it's not really a crush. Sarah and Michael have a genuine connection. In a "normal" coming of age story, he would either be significantly older and play the "mentor" role, or he would be younger and be the love interest. At the end of the book, it is unclear how Michael feels about her/what their relationship is like.
As I've mentioned before, reading it back in middle school, I thought this was a compelling, romantic plot-twist, that added to a great story. Now, I want to re-read it to see if it comes off as creepy, or if it still has an ambiguousness to it that makes it oddly charming.
February 6, 2018
This is a really odd thing, but I didn't want to like this book. The writing was juvenile, the main character was really annoying at times, and the dog training subplots were a little pointless most of the time. But.. I still really liked it by the end.
What turned it all around for me was the connection between main character Sarah and Michael, the troubled boyfriend of Sarah's older sister. Michael didn't come off as a caricature; he was written believably well.
Michael lost his older brother to a gun accident; Michael was on the shooting end of the gun. What came afterwards was distance from his parents and a feeling of guilt that left Michael feeling hopeless. As the story moves forward, Michael gives off the impression that he's doing better but the story unravels that sometimes people naturally can't get over the loss of a loved one.
Even though the majority of the book was average, I had this deep feeling at the end that the story wanted to be more but the author provided an outcome that leaves a message. There are themes of guilt, love, and suicide. It can feel pretty heavy at times, but it's a story worth getting through.
What turned it all around for me was the connection between main character Sarah and Michael, the troubled boyfriend of Sarah's older sister. Michael didn't come off as a caricature; he was written believably well.
Michael lost his older brother to a gun accident; Michael was on the shooting end of the gun. What came afterwards was distance from his parents and a feeling of guilt that left Michael feeling hopeless. As the story moves forward, Michael gives off the impression that he's doing better but the story unravels that sometimes people naturally can't get over the loss of a loved one.
Even though the majority of the book was average, I had this deep feeling at the end that the story wanted to be more but the author provided an outcome that leaves a message. There are themes of guilt, love, and suicide. It can feel pretty heavy at times, but it's a story worth getting through.
February 5, 2010
this is a really good/weird/sad, book because the guy michael dies, the girl falls in love with him eventough she's like 13 and he's 18 and he is her sisters fiance also they take care of showdogs so it shows how hard someone could work to get wat they want.......
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