Can’t Wait Wednesday – SCREEN QUEENS by Lori Goldstein
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. It is a meme that I have loved participating in for over a year now, but as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll just be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
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My selection for this week is SCREEN QUEENS by Lori Goldstein. There’s just something about girls kicking butt in the male-dominated world of STEM that I find very satisfying so this novel really jumped out at me. I was also intrigued by the blurb’s description calling it ‘The Bold Type meets The Social Network.’
SCREEN QUEENS by Lori Goldstein
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
From Goodreads:
The Bold Type meets The Social Network when three girls vying for prestigious summer internships through a startup incubator program uncover the truth about what it means to succeed in the male-dominated world of tech.
This summer Silicon Valley is a girls’ club. Three thousand applicants. An acceptance rate of two percent. A dream internship for the winning team. ValleyStart is the most prestigious high school tech incubator competition in the country. Lucy Katz, Maddie Li, and Delia Meyer have secured their spots. And they’ve come to win.
Meet the Screen Queens.
Lucy Katz was born and raised in Palo Alto, so tech, well, it runs in her blood. A social butterfly and CEO in-the-making, Lucy is ready to win and party.
East Coast designer, Maddie Li left her home and small business behind for a summer at ValleyStart. Maddie thinks she’s only there to bolster her graphic design portfolio, not to make friends.
Delia Meyer taught herself how to code on a hand-me-down computer in her tiny Midwestern town. Now, it’s time for the big leagues–ValleyStart–but super shy Delia isn’t sure if she can hack it (pun intended).
When the competition kicks off, Lucy, Maddie, and Delia realize just how challenging the next five weeks will be. As if there wasn’t enough pressure already, the girls learn that they would be the only all-female team to win ever. Add in one first love, a two-faced mentor, and an ex-boyfriend turned nemesis and things get…complicated.
Filled with humor, heart, and a whole lot of girl power, Screen Queens is perfect for fans of Morgan Matson, Jenny Han, and The Bold Type.
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your CWW selection for this week. 🙂
I just came across this one the other day! It does sound like it is going to be a fantastic book for summer. I hope that you love it when you get the chance to read it! 🙂
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Thanks, I hope so too! 🙂
This sounds so fun, and you had me at The Bold Type!
I still need to watch that show. Always hears such good things about it.
This sounds utterly fantastic — and I would TOTALLY read this to see how the Screen Queens kick ass!
verushka recently posted…Gingerbread: Magical realism, magical writing but this genre still eludes me
Right? Same here!
I love the sound of this, and such an original concept! I hope they win!
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I hope so too!
Anything like The Bold Type is something I will check out!
Grace @ Rebel Mommy Book Blog recently posted…What I’ve Been Watching – Documentaries
I still need to check out that show. I keep hearing it’s great.
I think this one will be fun!
Barb (boxermommyreads) @Booker T’s Farm recently posted…Can’t Wait Wednesday (205)
I think so too!
Whoo – girl power! I don’t think I’ve heard of this one, but it sounds really good.
ShootingStarsMag recently posted…Mini Movie Reviews: Captain Marvel and Shazam!
This week was the first time I had heard of it but it piqued my interest right away.
I love the all- female STEM angle! Definitely looks like a good one.
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I loved that angle too. Definitely one we don’t see often.
Yay for Girl Power. This looks fun. Nice pick.
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Thanks, I really hope it will be as fun as it sounds!
I saw this one in a Netgalley email and loved the synopsis. It sounds like it is going to be an amazing book.
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I really hope it’s as good as it sounds. 🙂
An all female team trying to win a competition. I am all over that. I am also eagerly awaiting this one.
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It sounds great, doesn’t it?
I can’t decide for sure on this one. I might give it a try. We’ll see. You can check out my picks in the link below!
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If you try it, I hope you enjoy it!
This sounds amazingly fun, Suzanne! I love books with humor. Enjoy!
Thanks, I hope I will! 🙂
Hahahaha yes I am all for girls kicking butts Suzanne!
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Same, lol!
Have not heard much about this one but it looks like a lot of fun 😀
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Doesn’t it? I really hope it’s as fun as it sounds.
I am liking the sound of this one! I have actually been meaning to watch The Bold Type. 🙂
Same here. I keep hearing great things about that show.