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The Book Thief-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

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 participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here’s my teasers:
Remarkable book. Off to read…

When a woman with an iron fist tells you to get out there and clean spit off the door, you do it. Especially when the iron’s hot. p. 44 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Look Again-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! (don’t give too much away- don’t 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:

“El, here are my famous last words. You’re single, he’s single, and life is short. I say, go for it.” p 19

Look Again( 2009) by Lisa Scottoline

***This is supposed to be my” fluff” book after the very gritty Little Bee by Chris Cleave, which I loved but needed something a llittle easier. I’m totally enthralled by this tale of a mother who discovers reasons to question her adoption of her three-year-old son, Will.

Little Bee-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 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 today:

From Little Bee by Chrise Cleave

I will tell you what happened when the taxi driver came. The four of us girls, we were waiting outside the Immigration Detention Centre. We were keeping our backs to it, because that is what you do to a big gray monster who has kept you in his belly for two years, when he suddenly spits you out. You keep your back to him and you talk in whispers, in case he remembers you and the clever idea comes into his mind to swallow you all up again. p. 50

There are beautifully poignant sentences on each page of this book so it was tough to choose.

Happy Reading~

Fairy Tale Fridays

Tif Talks Books hosts Fairy Tale Fridays and since I love fairy tales and I’m doing a fairy tale unit with 2nd grade I like to particpate. This week I found a fantastic book of fairy tales in my library-that I must have ordered last year and must not have had a chance to crack the cover. There’s a Wolf at the Door; Five Classic Tales retold by Zoe B. Alley, with pictures by R.W. Alley is the perfect combination of old school tale with a few funny twists to keep things lively. The illustrations are comic book style with little arrows (every once in awhile) to help young ones find their way, their own bread crumbs, trailing through the book. The five tales include The Three Little Pigs, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, and The Wolf and the Seven Little Goslings. I’ve explored the first few and plan to take it home as my peaceful girl loves anything Little Red Riding Hood. I’ll leave you with an excerpt:

Blake (the third little pig) threw an apple as hard as he could at the wolf, hit him smack on the head, and ran for home. Surprised and hurt to the core, the wolf realized he’s been tricked again. p. 4

It’s funny and I will have a great time sharing one of these stories with 2nd grade students next week. Students will also love how tall the book is! For now I’m heading home to blog hop without my school filter getting in the way!! Happy Friday!

School Library Journal’s thoughts on There’s a Wolf at the Door.

Book Blogger Hop

Jennifer at Crazy-for-books hosts a book blogger party.

It’s about socializing and finding new blogs out there. Whenever I research a book I’m always amazed at the variety and amount of blogs out there in the massive outer world. So hop around and see what you find.

I love that it’s on Friday-like FAC (Friday Afternoon Club) for bloggers, a way to meet and greet other book lovers.

Maybe later I’ll be able to blog hop on my patio with a margartia in hand!

Hop, Hop, Hippity, Hop!!

Teaser Tuesday

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

Just do the following:

1. Grab your current read

2. Open to a random page

3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

4. Do not include any spoilers-don’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!

5. 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 mine:

As soon as I got close to Alvin’s field, I strained my ears for Mystery Boy’s violin. All I heard was a distant lawn mower. Even so, I could feel my spirits lifting. p. 71 The Homeschool Liberation League by Lucy Frank.

I’m about half way through this book and am hoping Katya calms down a little. I’m anxious to see the relationship between Milo (Mystery Boy) and Katya.

What words are teasing you this week?

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! (don’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:

A set of shrubs had been planted under the library window. Someone else’s bike tossed on the grass. New planters in front of the door with happy little marigolds dancing in the breeze. Not my house anymore. Not my home. p. 9

from She’s So Dead to Us by Kieren Scott

what’s your tease today?