One of the books I read at the beach last week was The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. The book was a Newbery Honor Book in 1968, and tells the story of a very imaginative (and dangerous) game played by a group of children who share a deep interest in the history and culture of ancient Egypt.This snippet comes from the third chapter, when the two main characters, April Hall and Melanie Ross – both about eleven years old – are meeting for the first time:
. . . after lunch when Melanie showed April her library, a whole bookcase full in her bedroom, she could tell that April liked books more than just a little. . . . She plopped herself down on the floor in front of the bookcase and started looking at books like crazy. (p.28)Yes, that's what always happens to me in front of a bookcase. You, too?
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Think that happens to all that are in our community of book bloggers. Like a kid in a candy store.
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Definitely! It is - that's why 15 minutes in the book store turns in to HOURS!
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser! Who could resist a full bookshelf? My Teaser is here.
ReplyDeleteBookshelves are the best, I love going into someone's house for the first time and they have bookshelves.
ReplyDeleteMine is here.
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/07/teaser-tuesday-angel-star-by-jennifer.html
Now that is something we book bloggers would love to do.
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I love looking at people's bookshelves!
ReplyDeleteHere's my teaser on Rose City Reader.
Definitely a book lovers teaser! Great find!
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Ah, a kindred spirit, lol! Is there anything more pleasant than hours plunked down in front of a bookshelf...or thirty? Excellent teaser!
ReplyDeleteYes, it happens to me as well! Great teaser from a most interesting book, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteA Newbery winner? Someone must die. :(
ReplyDeleteA book-bond between friends is the best kind. :)
Mine is below; it's from a book on traveling.
http://thisweekatthelibrary.blogspot.com/2010/07/teaser-tuesday-207.html