"I Am Tama, Lucky Cat" (A Japanese Legend)

I Am Tama, Lucky Cat by Wendy Henrichs is about a kind Monk to brings in a cat and names it Tama.  In Japan, it is believed that when a cat washes his face, a guest will arrive.  (I didn't know that.  My cats wash their faces all the time and we don't get any guests.)  So, in the book, the cat brings luck. 

I was disappointed with this book.  The illustrations weren't all that cute and the story line was nothing exciting, just okay.  It is a picture book and I read it in five minutes.
(Karen's review, 2 stars)

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"Breaking Creed" by Alex Kava

Before I write the book review, I have to tell Mr. Kava how sad I was to read about his dog, Scout, dying after 16 years.  I know you will miss him very much, my condolences.

Breaking Creed by Alex Kava is about people smuggling drugs into the U.S.A.  This book kept my interest with some action and I enjoyed the dogs in the book very much!
(Gerard's review, 4 stars)

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"A Killing at the Creek" by Nancy Allen

A Killing at the Creek by Nancy Allen is a mystery about a woman school bus driver found dead with a slashed throat in a creek and the 15-yr.-old boy who was found driving the bus and was charged with her murder.  Elsie, an assistant prosecutor, was eager to work a murder case but didn’t expect her first one to be a teen.  I enjoyed reading about the investigation and the trial was the best part, but this book had too much bad language for my taste which easily could have been omitted without losing any of the mystery.  I didn't like the ending.  (Karen's review, 3 stars)

 

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"I Was Here" by Gayle Forman

When Cody receives an email from her best friend, Meg, informing her that she is dead, Cody is shocked and decides to investigate.  What she finds frightens her and she wants to stop it!  But is she in danger?

I Was Here kept my interest and is a quick read.  I cared about Cody and wanted the best for her.  It's a good read, give it a chance!
(Gerard's review, 5 stars)  

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Teaser Tuesdays: 4 Today

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Gerard's:
  
But the number of treats I downed meant very little to me.  What difference existed between two and one of anything?

From page 17 of It Was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell.

Is this the line he used on Meg?  Did this work on Meg?

From page 33 of I Was Here by Gayle Forman. 

Karen's:  

 As long as I'm sailing through the air, about to die for the second time, I should at least be able to scream.  But no sound comes from my throat.

From page 1 of Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner.

The bloody yellow school bus wound through the hills of the Missouri Ozarks in the early dawn of a June morning.  The blood inside the bus pooled under the driver's feet, trickled in the aisle, drained out the back exit and ran over the rear bumper.

From page 1 of A Killing at The Creek by Nancy Allen.

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

Happy Reading!