Jenna Likes to Read

Waiting on Wednesday 9/8/10

Posted on 08 September 2010

Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

The book I am eagerly anticipating this week is The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel.

It’s there at every family event. A little smaller, collapsible, and decked out with paper napkins because you can’t be trusted with the good ones. But you’re stuck there. At the Kid Table. Because to them- to the adults- you’re still a kid.

Ingrid Bell and her five teenage cousins are in exactly this situation. Never mind the fact that high school is almost over. They’re still eating mac and cheese with a toddler. But what happens when the rules change? When Brianne, the oldest cousin, lands a seat at the Adult Table, the others are in shock. What does it take to graduate from the Kid Table?

Over the course of five family events, Ingrid and her cousins attempt to finish childhood and send the infamous table into retirement. But as Ingrid turns on the charm in order to manipulate her situation, the family starts questioning her motives. And when her first love comes in the form of first betrayal (he’s Brianne’s boyfriend), Ingrid is forced to consider how she fits into this family and what it means to grow up.

This book sounds so good!  We still have a “kid table” at my grandmother’s house, even though my generation is college age to early 30s.  We say that we are at the kid table by choice. :)