Waiting on Wednesday: The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Title: The Summer I Became a Nerd
Author: Leah Rae Miller
Exp. Pub.: May 7, 2013

On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn’t just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.

Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become…and the more she risks losing Logan forever.

Why I'm waiting:  Okay, so I may have been a bit of a tomboy when I was a kid, and I spent quite a bit of time pretending I liked dolls and dress-up when I really wanted to play football.  So though this is a bit different, it definitely sounds adorable to me and something I would totally relate to.  :)