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Teaser Tuesdays  is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  A Daily Rhythm . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: 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! ********************************************************************************* My teaser this week is from  Postcards from Cookie: A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail by Caroline Clarke " During my college years, I let her go. Finally, it seemed, the grieving was over. I barely even thought of her on my birthday anymore. "

Title:   Gates of Thread and Stone (Gates of Thread and Stone Series) by Lori M. Lee Publisher: Brilliance Audio Format: Audio Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Narrator: Jessica Almasy Genre: YA, Synopsis:  In the Labyrinth, we had a saying:  keep silent, keep still, keep safe . In a city of walls and secrets, where only one man is supposed to possess magic, seventeen-year-old Kai struggles to keep hidden her own secret—she can manipulate the threads of time. When Kai was eight, she was found by Reev on the riverbank, and her “brother” has taken care of her ever since. Kai doesn’t know where her ability comes from—or where  she  came from. All that matters is that she and Reev stay together, and maybe one day move out of the freight container they call home, away from the metal walls of the Labyrinth. Kai’s only friend is Avan, the shopkeeper’s son with the scandalous reputation that both frightens and intrigues her. Then Reev disappears. When keeping...

Teaser Tuesdays  is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  A Daily Rhythm . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: 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! ********************************************************************************* My teaser this week is from  The Witch of Napoli by Michael Schmicker "No! she shouted. "He must come. He must!" She crumpled up the telegram and flung it to the floor.

Title:  Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw   Publisher: Henry Holt & Co Format: e-book (kindle fire) Pages: 40 pages Genre: Children Synopsis:  A new puppy arrives, and nothing will be the same. Told entirely in haiku and with plenty of catitude, the story of how Won Ton faces down the enemy is a fresh and funny twist on a familiar rivalry. (14) Review:  This is a fun little book about Won Ton the cat whose owner brings a puppy, Chopstick, home. Won Ton is not thrilled at all with the new addition and feels very displaced by his arrival.  He finally realizes that they have some things in common and that maybe this dog isn't so bad. This book is the 2nd in the Won Ton series and is written in  Haiku . I'm not quite sure why this book was listed under adoption other than it does explore the feelings of getting a new sibling and how siblings don't always look the same.  This may be a good book for f...

Title:   Captured (The Captive Series Book 1) by Erica Stevens Publisher: Amazon Digital Services Format: Kindle Pages: 189 Genre: YA, vampires, Romance Synopsis:  Blood Slave. Captured, taken from her beloved family and woods, Aria’s biggest fear is not the imminent death facing her, but that she will be chosen as a blood slave for a member of the ruling vampire race. No matter what becomes of her though, Aria knows that she must keep her identity hidden from the monsters imprisoning her. She has already been branded a member of the rebellion, but the vampires do not know the true depth of her involvement with it, and they must never know. Though hoping for death, Aria’s world is turned upside down when a vampire named Braith steps forward to claim her. He delays her execution, but Aria knows it’s only a matter of time before he drains her, and destroys her. Especially once she learns his true identity as a prince within the royal family; the same royal family tha...

Title:   The Hawley Book of the Dead: A Novel by Chrysler Szarlan Publisher: Ballantine Books Pages: 352 pages Format: Kindle Genre:  I received an advanced ecopy of this book from the publisher through netgalley.com Synopsis:  Revelation “Reve” Dyer grew up with her grandmother’s family stories, stretching back centuries to Reve’s ancestors, who founded the town of Hawley Five Corners, Massachusetts. Their history is steeped in secrets, for few outsiders know that an ancient magic runs in the Dyer women’s blood, and that Reve is a magician whose powers are all too real. Reve and her husband are world-famous Las Vegas illusionists. They have three lovely young daughters, a beautiful home, and what seems like a charmed life. But Reve’s world is shattered when an intruder alters her trick pistol and she accidentally shoots and kills her beloved husband onstage. Fearing for her daughters’ lives, Reve flees with them to the place she has always felt safest—an ...

Title:   Conquering Chaos by Catelynn Lowell & Tyler Baltierra Publisher: Post Hill Press Format: Hardcover Pages: 144 pages Genre: Parenting, Relationships, Adoption Synopsis:  Since Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra shared their story of teen pregnancy and adoption on the MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom, they've been known for their inspiring commitment to growing up right. Between their experience placing their first daughter for adoption, and their struggle to cope with problems in their families, Catelynn and Tyler were challenged in every imaginable way. But against all odds, the childhood sweethearts rose above the dysfunction to become responsible adults whose story has inspired many others. How did two trouble making kids from the trailer park make it through the storm of family dysfunction, teen pregnancy, and adoption without letting go of each other? What gave them the strength to conquer the chaos of their lives and go on to become people thei...

Title:   Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right by Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld, Jim Dwyer Publisher: NAL Format: Paperback Pages: 432 pages Genre: True Crime Synopsis:  Here are the stories of innocent men and women—and the system that put them away under the guise of justice. Now updated with new information, Actual Innocence sheds light on “a system that tolerates lying prosecutors, slumbering defense attorneys and sloppy investigators” Salt Lake Tribune )—revealing the shocking flaws that can derail the legal process and the ways that DNA testing has often shattered so-called solid evidence that condemned American citizens to death. (10)Review:  Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, once lawyers with the Bronx Legal Aid Society, co-founded The Innocence Project , which seeks post-conviction release through DNA testing. They are among the most prominent civil rights attorneys in the U.S. Jim Dwyer is the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  A Daily Rhythm . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: 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! My teaser this week is from  The Hawley Book of the Dead: A Novel by Chrysler Szarlan " On the day I killed my husband the scent of lilacs startled me awake. We lived in the desert south of Las Vegas, where no lilacs bloomed for a hundred miles. "

Title:   Bird by Crystal Chan Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Format: Paperback Pages: 295 pages Genre: Young Adult, Adoption Synopsis:  Jewel never knew her brother Bird, but all her life she has lived in his shadow. Her parents blame Grandpa for the tragedy of their family’s past: they say that Grandpa attracted a malevolent spirit—a duppy—into their home. Grandpa hasn’t spoken a word since. Now Jewel is twelve, and she lives in a house full of secrets and impenetrable silence. Jewel is sure that no one will ever love her like they loved Bird, until the night that she meets a mysterious boy in a tree. Grandpa is convinced that the boy is a duppy, but Jewel knows that he is something more. And that maybe—just maybe—the time has come to break through the stagnant silence of the past. (9)Review:  Bird is a middle school grade novel by first time author Crystal Chan .  Jewel was born on the day her brother, Bird died. His real name was John b...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: 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! My Teaser this week is from  Bird by Crystal Chan "I wouldn't tell them I go to the cliff anyway, because adults don't listen to what kids have to say. Not really. If they did, they would actually look at me when I talk, look good and deep and open-like, ready to hear whatever comes out of my mouth, ready for anything. I don't know any adult who's ever looked at me like that, not even my parents. " See my review of Bird:  http://www.readinggrrl.com/2015/03/review...