Teaser Tuesdays: Four Today

Gerard's:

When Lindy rode by, my thoughts scuttled after her.  I was mindless to all else in my crush.

From page 7 of My Sunshine Away by M. O. Walsh (click link to see my review)
  
CS:  But I knew Mrs. Dawes wasn't in her right mind.  I saw her and I left her alone, to walk out and get in her car and--do what she did!

From page 8 of Hush Hush by Laura Lippman.

Karen's: 

He only knew that he had had his choice of remaining in the water alone or being pulled by the Black.  If he was to die, he would rather die with the mighty stallion than alone.

From page 12 (Loc. 164-65 on Kindle) of The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. 

You can sleep on the pillow next to me," as my small hand softly patted the space I had made for him.  The thought that he would come filled my child's heart with an incredible joy and peace.

From page 23 (Loc. 283-85 on Kindle) of A Lady in France:  A Memoir by Jennie Goutet.


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!

The Daily Bible In Chronological Order-365 Daily Readings NIV

The Daily Bible organizes scripture in chronological order with month and days at the top of the pages that you can follow if you want to read the Bible through in a year.  It also includes interesting facts about passages such as the only woman in the Bible whose age is mentioned was Sarah, the wife of Abraham.  It's like having a commentary handy with the passage you are reading.  I like that it has subheadings for that serve as an outline of the chapters.  It is written in paragraph form with the references listed at the side which is very helpful for teaching.

We both recommend reading the Bible.  This is helpful to get things put in order for you.
(Karen's review, 5 stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

"My Sunshine Away" by M. O. Walsh

My Sunshine Away by M. O. Walsh concentrates on the night that Lindy Simpson is attacked near her home.  The suspects are many.  This book is told by a young boy who lives across the street from Lindy and has a crush on her.  He wants to find out who attacked her.  It could not have been him, or could it?

I found this book to be pretty good.  It kept my interest and I was surprised at the ending.  It is worth reading!
(Gerard's review, 4 stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

"Someone To Watch Over Me" by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Someone To Watch Over Me by Yrsa Sigurdardottir centers on a boy who has Down's Syndrome.  A fire burned down an assisted living facility.  Five people died and this boy is convicted of burning it down!  Meanwhile, an inmate at a psychiatric unit hires a detective to prove the boy is not guilty.

This book kept me interested throughout.  I would have liked a bit more action, but that being said, this book is well worth reading.  I enjoyed it!
(Gerard's review, 5 stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

"The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart (children's book)--Both LOVED IT! (updated)

Glad you both liked this one--yea for the dog!

The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart is about a young boy, Mark who runs away with his dog Beau.  Why does he run away?  His best friend knows the secret but she will not tell.  This children's book had me from page 1!  I LOVED IT!  What's not to like about a boy and his dog on the adventure of his life?  This is a page turner that goes quick and is the author's first book--well done!
(Gerard's review 2/23/15, 5++ stars)

The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart is about Mark, a boy with Cancer who is tired of being the sick kid and decides to go on an adventure with his dog to keep a promise to his grandfather before he dies.  His best friend, Jess, figures out where he went but knows Mark does not want her to tell. 

This unique book deals with friendship, survival and facing death through an interesting story.   The ½ chapters sets this book apart from any I have read drew me in right away.  It is a quick read that I didn’t want to put down and I loved the surprise ending!  The honest truth is that this book will tug at your heart!  I highly recommend it; think both kids and adults would enjoy it.  I am so glad I gave up on the big fat adult book, Dust by Patricia Cornwell to read this one instead.  I enjoyed this so much more!

I even learned how to write Haiku poems from The Honest Truth.  Here is my Haiku poem I wrote about this book for Mark (and the author):

                           I read the story,

Understanding Mark’s viewpoint,
Hoping he makes it!

The boy’s dog, Beau, rocks!
Two true, loyal friends, indeed
Saving each other!

(Karen's review 2/24/15, 5 stars)

Click this link for The Personal Story Behind the Story shared by the author.

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!