Cecilia's Teaser

Later that summer of 1967 we were split up again and Jim and I were put in another building, still together in a cell.  In the last part of July and the first part of August we went through another torture session.  then our captors moved us to the workers' quarters right next to the power plant.  They did this in the hope that is would persuade the U. S. not to bomb it.  It was bombed, however.  This is the time when I thought I might be injured.  When the bombs fell the window shutters were closed, the doors were barred and the overpressure in the room was so great that the window and the door were blown off the building.  A sagging string that ran from one end of the room to the other snapped when the walls buckled.

Seven Years In Hanoi 
 A Pow Tells His Story
by Capt. Larry Chesley

The Hunger Games

This month we will be reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (and look, I made the blog match the book cover, sort of). Trudy Bainter picked it out for us and I am really excited about it. I've been wanting to read this, my sister-in-law, who also has a book club in her ward, always suggests good reads to me and this was one of them.

Here is a little teaser intro for what the book is about.

In a not-too-distant future, the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch.

Sound interesting? Well, pick up a copy at the local library, or see if someone might already have it and borrow it from them. Enjoy!

P.S. I heard there are plans to make this book into a movie! Also, Alecia and I would like to know how book club went last night since we both weren't able to make it. So we may corner someone. :)

Book Club Meeting

This Tuesday, the 17th, we will be meeting at Debby Mitchell's house at 7 p.m. to discuss Anne of Green Gables. How exciting! Hope to see you all there. If you need directions contact either Debby or myself and we'll make sure you get there.

Shelly's Teaser (Wed.)

(My computer wasn't working yesterday.)

"She knew Maël would be looking for her; she just hoped he'd be able to find her. Elric had made a mistake in taking her, because he'd unleased her husband's formidable wrath and he would hunt the King down until he found him. the wrath of an immortal was something no one in their right mind would want to witness and Elric would not only have the pleasure of experiencing it first-hand, but it would also be the death of him."

The Vessel by Elizabeth Kissel, p. 146

Amy's Teaser on Tuesday

Because the odd thing was, I didn't think I was particularly crazy, or that what I often thought or felt was unique to me. Instead, I had come to believe that everyone had these thoughts or feelings, this sense of force or evil energy pushing on them to do evil or be destructive. The difference was, they all knew how to manage it, how to hide it, how to control it, because that was the socially appropriate thing to do. They had stronger wills, and better coping skills, than I did. They knew how to keep their demons in check; I did not. But perhaps I could learn.

From "The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness" by Elyn Saks (who is a law professor, holds a masters degree from Oxford, and has lived with schizophrenia most of her life)

Debby's Teaser Tuesday

On the day when Meggie disappeared, silence moved back into Elinor's house, but not the silence of the old days when only her books lived there with her. The silence that now filled the rooms and corridors tasted of sorrow.

Inkspell by Cornelia Funke pg. 116

Alecia's teaser

"I reckon' if there's anything you ought a know about cooking, it's this."
"That's just lard, ain't it?"
"No, it ain't just lard," I say. "It's the most important invention in the kitchen since jarred mayoniase."
"What's so special about pig fat?"
"Ain't pig, it's vegetable." Who in the world doesn't know what Crisco is? "You don't have a clue of all the things you can do with this here can."

The Help, by Kathyrn Stockett
(which I must admit I haven't started yet but so many people have told me it is wonderful so it is next on my list. I'm actually reading/editing my dad's life history right now but I was pretty sure none of you wanted that to be my teaser, even though it is a great story :)

Cecilia's Teaser Tuesday

She was not going to say, "I love my dear sister; I must be near her at this crisis of her life."  The affections are more reticent than the passions, and their expression more subtle.

Howard's Run
EM Foster

Liz's Teaser Tuesday

Elantris, where one could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshipped for eternity.
Eternity ended ten years ago.

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (prologue)