January 20, 2009

Teaser Tuesday

TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
  • Grab your current read.
  • Let the book fall open to a random page.
  • Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
  • You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
  • Please avoid spoilers!

  • Happy inauguration day! Hope you're all finding a way to watch...

    This week my teaser comes from The Leanin' Dog, by K.A. Nuzum. The basic story is a girl, who lives in the mountains -- her father is a trapper -- has witnessed her mother freezing to death. She's suffering from grief and guilt and has found that she can't leave the house. I don't know how it ends, though; I'm only halfway through.

    From page 117 (the she is a dog):
    "I can't," I said, and I heard my voice low and heavy with shame. "I can't do that; you'll have to come on back here." She set down on her haunches and cocked her head, trying to gather my meaning.

    7 observations:

    Lisa said...

    That sounds so sad! A really good teaser.

    My teaser is here.

    Wanda said...

    So many dog stories revolve around tragedies ... haven't heard of this one, thanks for teaser and info.

    Sunny said...

    Sounds interesting!

    Wendi B. - Wendi's Book Corner ~ Rainy Day Reads in Seattle said...

    It does sound very sad. I hope it has a good ending.

    Here's my Teaser! ~ Wendi

    Kristi said...

    I can picture the look on the dog's face! If the one of the cover was black, he would look a little like ours!

    Here is my teaser: http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2009/01/teaser-tuesday-1-20-2009.html

    Staci said...

    I read a review on another blog and thought this book sounded great!!

    Good teaser!

    The Bumbles said...

    Just finished Edgar Sawtelle so I have had my fill of tragedies with dogs for a while. But this one sounds interesting.