Teasers: 4 This Week

Gerard's:

I want to say yes.  I want to say, Yes, beautiful girl, I know.

From page 27 of When We Collided by Emery Lord.

I was trying not to see how tired he looked, trying to swallow the lump in my throat.  But most of all, I was trying not to think about the fact that we had been told, by experts who knew these things, that he had approximately three months left to live.

Page 13 of Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson. 

I left her there, musing in that patch of poison, and prayed that she would wake tomorrow with scarlet boils and hard scabs.  I prayed for a rash to veil her face with pustules and scales.

From page 53 of Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk.

Karen's:

It took a while for the otters to realize that something was happening inside the crate.  But a moment later, they heard it.

From pg. 6 of The Wild Robot by Peter Brown.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading. 

Happy Reading!

"When the Moon is Low" by Nadia Hashimi

When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi is a heartbreaking story about Fereiba and her family in Afghanistan.  Part 1 of the book is her childhood and her life in Afghanistan growing up and her marriage to Mahmoud, a good man who was an engineer, and their three children.  Part 2 focuses mostly on Saleem, her 15-yr.-old son and their journey to England after her husband was killed by the Taliban.  He felt the responsibility to be the man of the house and then got separated from his family in Greece on their way to England to live with Fereiba's sister.

This book kept my interest all the way through.  It shows how tough the life of a refugee is and my heart just goes out to them.  I liked Fereiba who always felt like an outsider and had a very hard life except for a short time.  I found myself pulling for Saleem in the second part of the book which showed how three different women helped him along the way and how encouraging that was for him.  I was a bit disappointed that the ending was sort of open, but I guess that was better than a sad ending.  I highly recommend this book if you have any interest in what it is like to be a refugee or Muslim.  It was an eye-opening story for me to understand how not all Muslims are extremists.  It even has some discussion questions in the back for book clubs to use.  It's very good!
(Karen's review, 5 stars)



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— Karen Zemek (@kzemek) May 14, 2016

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"When We Collided" by Emery Lord

When We Collided by Emery Lord is about two teens--Jonah and Vivi, who have a summer romance.  However, this book is so much more than that!  They both have a lot to deal with in their lives and take turns telling the story.

I really liked Jonah and Vivi was very good too!  It captured my attention from page 1 and the ending made me cry!  This is so good, I highly recommend it!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

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"So Close to Home" by Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary is Remarkable!

So Close to Home by Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary tells a true story which makes it all the more remarkable!  The main story deals with the Downs family, a husband, wife, 8-yr.-old boy and 11-yr.-old girl.  They were on a freighter that a German U-Boat torpedoed!  The story of how they survived it is really good!  This book also deals with other aspects of the war on the sea that I found interesting as well.
(Gerard's review, 5+ stars)

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Teaser Tuesday: 6 This Week!

Gerard's:

He wasn't about to start a fight earlier with the Heredia in the process of sinking, but now adrift on the raft, where minutes felt like hours, he wondered if they'd have another disagreement.  His ship might be at the bottom of the ocean, but he was still the captain.

From page 100 of So Close to Home by Michael J. Tougias & Alison O'Leary.

It took a while for the otters to realize that something was happening inside the crate.  But a moment later, they heard it.

From pg. 6 of The Wild Robot by Peter Brown.

Karen's:

"Oh, Hazel!  This is where it comes from!  I know now--something very bad!  Some terrible thing--coming closer and closer." 

Page 7 of Watership Down by Richard Adams.  (This teaser is by a rabbit.)

I wasn't sure what I wanted, but I had no interest in marriage and the household that would come along with it.

When my chores were completed, I would slip into the orchard with a book. 

From page 35 of When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi.

"The school says not, but then they would, wouldn't they?"  Ray didn't hold a particularly high opinion of Tom's head teacher, who had been quick to place the blame on Mags and Ray for not presenting a "united front" at parents' evenings.

From page 105 of I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh.

Once again, Hopper would be helping Mrs. Clover teach the kinderbunny class at Easter Bunny Elementary School.  That was where young bunnies went to learn how to be Easter Bunnies.

From page 2 of The Grumpy Bunny Goes to School by Justine Korman, illustrated by Lucinda McQueen. 

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading. 

Happy Reading!