--- title: "Reading Everywhere" url: https://readingeverywhere.com/2011/09/waiting-on-wednesday description: "Read the latest information and articles from Reading Everywhere." --- # Reading Everywhere Children's and YA book reviews. Library stuff. Possible overuse of the word AWESOME! ## Wednesday, September 7, 2011 ### Waiting on Wednesday "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at [Breaking the Spine](http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/) , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My choice this week: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1 , by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru Publisher: Dark Horse Release date: January 25, 2012 [According to Dark Horse:](http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/18-604/Avatar-The-Last-Airbender-Volume-1-The-Promise-Part-1-TPB) This series of digests rejoins Aang and friends for exciting new adventures, beginning with a faceoff against the Fire Nation that threatens to throw the world into another war, testing all of Aang's powers and ingenuity! [I reviewed the first Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel several months ago](http://readingeverywhere.blogspot.com/2011/05/konieztko-bryan-dimartino-michael-dante.html) , a collection of "missing moments" from the original series. While that volume was quite enjoyable, this one is bound to be even more awesome, as it's the continuation of the original series. That's right kids: continuation . And it's apparently a link to the upcoming sequel series, Legend of Korra! SO AWESOME. [And it's being written by Gene Luen Yang.](http://geneyang.com/im-writing-the-new-avatar-the-last-airbender-comic) Printz Award winning Gene Luen Yang! Author of American Born Chinese , the first graphic novel to win the Printz Award! Who was clearly [a fan of Avatar](http://www.humblecomics.com/blog/comments.php?y=10&m=05&entry=entry100524-195255) even before he signed on to this project. HOW EXCITED AM I? PRETTY DARN EXCITED! I've been a fan of Yang's work ever since I happened to pick up an ARC of Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order at a California Library Association conference in 2005. And then he won the Printz for American Born Chinese , and I felt like, "Hey, I knew about that guy before he was cool!" He's enormously talented and seems like an all-around awesome person, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what he does with the Avatar universe. Posted by [Allison](http://www.blogger.com/profile/06628530227439660832) at [7:05 AM](https://readingeverywhere.com/2011/09/waiting-on-wednesday.html) Labels: [waiting on wednesday](https://readingeverywhere.com/search/label/waiting%20on%20wednesday) [Newer Post](https://readingeverywhere.com/2011/09/oh-by-way.html) [Older Post](https://readingeverywhere.com/2011/08/book-review-sisterhood-everlasting-by.html) [Home](https://readingeverywhere.com/) Subscribe to: [Post Comments (Atom)](https://readingeverywhere.com/feeds/4300584753273472159/comments/default) ## About Me **[Allison](http://www.blogger.com/profile/06628530227439660832)**: I'm a teen services librarian and mom of two, reading anywhere and everywhere when I can grab a spare moment! I love connecting kids and teens to awesome books, and enjoy keeping up with the latest titles so I can pass along my favorite recommendations to young readers. I also review books and apps for School Library Journal. 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