Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Teaser Tuesdays

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!

 In the predawn darkness of August 26, 1929, in the back bedroom of a small house in Torrance, California, a twelve-year-old boy sat up in bed, listening.  There was a sound coming from outside, growing even louder.  It was a huge, heavy rush, suggesting immensity, a great parting of air.  It was coming from directly above the house.  The boy swung his legs off his bed, raced down the stairs, slapped open the back door, and loped onto the grass.  The yard was otherwordly, smothered in aunnatural darkness, shivering with sound.  The boy stood on the lawn beside his older brother, head thrown back, spellbound.
        ~ pg. 3, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

8 comments:

Karen and Gerard said...

My husband was very impressed with this book--great teaser!

Here's our teasers if you get a chance to stop by:
http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2011/01/tuesday-teaer-dogwood-and-convent.html

Marg said...

I want this book so badly!

My teaser is here this week

Belinda said...

Great teaser! Thanks for sharing. You can find my FEVERED teaser at The Bookish Snob

Unknown said...

This is a fantastic teaser! I've had my eye on this book since it came out but this is the first time I've read a bit of it. It sounds captivation!

Great one!
~ Amy

Anonymous said...

here's mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/01/teaser-tuesday-high-spirits-tale-of.html

BLHmistress said...

This is one book I been wanting to read forever now. Thanks for the teaser , bumping it up my list.

My Teaser Tuesday

Emma Michaels said...

Happy Teaser Tuesday!
My teaser is here
Please check out and comment on my interview with a wonderful nonprofit 'Mom to Madre' that helps spread literacy to families and helps mothers adjust to differences in their lives when going from one language to another! Thank you!

Sincerely,
Emma Michaels
http://EmmaMichaels.Blogspot.com

Bev Hankins said...

Oh, wow. Great teaser. Absolutely want to know what they saw!

Here's my TT: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/01/teaser-tuesdays_11.html

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