Teaser Tuesday

Marc Aronson's Race; A History beyond Black and White

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here’s my three teasers:

From Race; A History beyond Black and White by Marc Aronson:

“And to many Black Americans, saying that racism is fading or that race is no longer important is either silly or blind. Anyone can see, whether in images of blacks driven out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 or the troubling statistics of the persistent “achievement gap” in our schools, that the deep racial divisions in America remain real, and present. Even as I write these words, racial thinking looms behind the latest headlines, whether they are debates over legal and illegal immigration or analyses of wars that seem to pit Muslims against Christians and Jews”. p. 4-5

I do not read very much nonfiction but this book has captured my attention and I would read more by this author. I don’t know if I will read the whole thing as it is 269 pages long but I’m going to keep going for now. I love in the bio information I looked up it says that Dr. Aronson is a committed internationalist…wouldn’t it be great if we all thought on those terms!

What’s teasing you this week??

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
~Grab your current read
~Open to a random page
~Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
~Be careful not to give away to much-you don’t want to spoil the book for others.
~Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here is my teasers:

The danced. All by themselves, beyond the farthest fringe of the crowd, they circled and swayed, met and parted, turned and passed. Even when the steps of their dance drew them apart, their heads turned to look, and look, and look, as if they would drown in each other’s eyes. p. 75 ~Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

I love this book. It is has a connection to The Twelve Dancing Princesses and is very well-written. I’m on chapter six and have to get back to reading…
ta ta for now.

What’s your teaser for the day?

Peaceful Reading~

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

Share ~~two~~ (sometimes 4 or more)“teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Here is my teasers (paragraph)

“I found him with a woman last year,” Skye said. She didn’t look at me, but out the window. “After the protest at Chanticleer, before they found me, I came here. My dad was on the phone with the Devon headmaster, pretending to be surprised I was missing. But really, he was the one who told me to go to that protest. He promised that he would fix it somehow, that I wouldn’t be expelled.” p. 83
gossip of the starlings
by Nina de Gramont

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!

Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! You don’t want to give to much away and ruin it for others.
Share the title & author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here is my teaser:

“We don’t even see it at first-we just see everyone else looking up, and then we turn to look back at what they’re seeing. The towers are burning and people are cupping their hands over their eyes and staring straight at it.” p. 7 of David Levithan’s Love is the Higher Law

I’ve only just begin this book but love it and have a new favorite author to explore.

What are you reading to get you through the winter??

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme,

hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Don’t share too much. You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! My teasers:

She looked at him and took a deep breath. “Good, ’cause I need a favor, Henry. A Big favor.” Keiko got up, and Henry followed her down the hill a bit, behind a bench where a red Radio Flyer wagon was partially hidden. p. 95 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

What’s your teaser?

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give
                                            too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
              • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your
                        teasers

Here’s my teasers:

“What are you two?”
“Goddesses!” grinned Aurelia.
“Can I be a goddess as well?” Rebecca asked.
p. 38 of Paula Morris’ Ruined, a fabulous New Orleans ghost story!

One might think I could have produced this TT a little earlier in the morning since it is a snow day here but I read this book until my eyes could no longer stay open a moment longer and so waking up was a bit difficult!! What a problem:) I plan on finishing the book today!!! Yeah, for snow day even though it means we will be going to school until something like July!
Whatever your doing today…Happy Reading!

TT and Happy Groundhog's Day!!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here’s my two:

“Leaning back in the chair, I tilt my face to the sun until I feel its warmth spread across my cheeks. I could get used to this.” p. 81 from Wendy Mass’, 11 Birthdays.

Speaking of Wendy Mass, she will be heading here for a week long program sponsored by our joint public libraries!! I’m so excited and this is an adorable book. I’m almost finished!

What are you reading today?

Think Spring today…right now, here it is snow, snow, snowing…but

I still hope the P.P. will NOT see his shadow!!

Teaser Tuesday-Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

   My teasers:

“Ouch,” he said, and before I could even move he reached out and touched my bandage, running a finger across it. Then he looked up at me and said, “You okay?”     from Sarah Dessen’s Dreamland, pg. 50-51

Makes me want to find out more…:)

TT The Best Bad Luck I Ever had

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here is my teaser for the day:

“Do you have the new Sears and Roebuck catalog?” Pa didn’t say hello to Mr. Walker either, but that only made me feel a little better. “Yes,” Mr. Walker said, reading into his desk and pulling it out. “Is something wrong?” p53 The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine

I love how saving the day could come from the S & R catalog!!

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! Is it wrong to want to share the same book twice for TT? Here is my teaser:

“The stairs were notoriously loud, so I pleated up my white cotton nightgown and slid down the banister as I’d done my whole life. It was fast and quiet transportation, but I’d misjudged in the dark and braked late and hit the square newel post hard enough to earn myself a nice blue bruise on my behind, a two-weeker at least.” p. 81 The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly