Teaser Tuesdays (July 20, 2010)

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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by hosted by MizB of ShouldBeReading. 

This week's tease is from Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly.

     "It's kind of beautiful, this scary world.
     I still want to get out of it as soon as possible, but when I look around and stop thinking about how insane it all is and just see it without freaking out, it's really beautiful. Stinky, but beautiful." (Page 414, ARC)

  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (October 12, 2010)
Book summary: BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.
 
 PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want—and couldn’t escape.
  
 Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present.

Comments

  1. Amber at The Musings of ALMYBNENRJuly 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    Oh wow! I haven't heard of this but it's right up my alley! It's going on my TBR right now!

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  2. Manga ManiacJuly 20, 2010 at 12:28 PM

    This looks like a good book! Thanks for sharing the teaser.

    My teaser is here Manga Maniac Cafe

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  3. JenniferJuly 20, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    Great teaser, the narrator sounds very sad. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/07/teaser-tuesdays-the-blind-contessas-new-machine.html

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  4. Book SakeJuly 20, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    I haven't heard of this book, but I am now very intrigued!

    Our teaser is at BookSake.

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  5. VioletJuly 22, 2010 at 1:46 AM

    I look forward to reading some reviews of this book because the premise sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing this teaser! :)

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