* Grab your current book or recent read.
* Share a few "teaser" sentences from somewhere in the book.
* 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 and author so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!
This week's teaser is from a classic children's book by Gertrude Chandler Warren, The Boxcar Children. I came across this one recently, and couldn't resist picking it up and rereading it. I'll pass it on to one of our neighborhood Little Free Libraries when it warms up enough to walk again (and I'm not still sick). Published in 1942, this book was so popular, it spawned an entire mystery series still read by kids today.
One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from.
(Opening Paragraph)
ABOUT THE BOOK:
One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. no one knew them. No one knew where they had come from. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Determined to make it on their own, they set out to find a safe place to live. They discover an old, red boxcar that provides shelter from a storm. Against all odds, they make it into their home-and become The Boxcar Children!
2 comments:
Oh my gosh, I absolutely LOVED that series of books. Where did you find it? I think I might have to go to Amazon to add the series to my wish list. :)
Beth: It was at either Frugal Muse or Half Price Books, and this particular copy was in excellent shape. Both tend to have a lot of books in the series, but they're not always in the best of shape, owing to many hands reading them over the years. It was fun rereading this after so many years.
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