select 2 teaser sentences from anywhere on that page
try not to include any spoilers
don't forget to give the name of the book and the author!
This is my very first ever Teaser Tuesday! And my teaser is from the book the Dear Dumb Diary series his latest book called - The Worst Things in Life are Always Free by Jim Benton
"I thought about having a garage sale where we could sell our old stuff to make money, but I've had bad experiences with garage sales. I don't like people exploring and judging my nasty old stuff while I'm standing there."
I read this book late last year, I found this book very very interesting because I love things about the supernatural. It is a chilling story about two kids named Sarah and Ryan who live in Skeleton Creek who discover a ghost. The book is not just a story it is actually Ryan's journal, the story is from his point of view.
Here is the description from Amazon.com: Strange things are happening in Skeleton Creek...and Ryan and Sarah are trying to find out why. Ryan writes down everything in his journal, and Sarah records everything on her videocam. The two move deeper into the mystery they've uncovered, determined to discover the secrets buried in Skeleton Creek, in the conclusion to Patrick Carman's thrilling series. In this groundbreaking format, the story is broken into two parts -- Ryan's text in the book, and Sarah's videos on a special website, with links and passwords given throughout the book.
One of the cool things about this book is that it is interactive. Which means that when you go on Sarah's website you enter a code that you get when you finish certain sections of the book. When you enter the password onto the website a video of the last few days in the story appears. This is the part that can be VERY SCARY. In fact, I had a nightmare after reading the first book of the series and watching the videos. The first book was called Skeleton Creek, but you do not need to read it first.
This is a total page turner! I could not stop reading it, I finished it in about 3 days!
If you like ghost stories and mysteries you will LOVE this book!
RATING: 5/5 BLABBIES
BONUS for my readers!
(PLEASE SEE WARNING ABOVE BEFORE VISITING THE SITE!!)
Visit http://www.sarahfincher.com/ and put in the password: LEONARDSHELBY and you will see the very start of the book so there are not any spoilers!
-Ellie
Ellie is away at camp (and the book she took along was the latest Dear Dumb Diary) and so I thought I would pop in here to say that she will be back posting her little heart out next week! Hope you are all enjoying your summer, and again THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support of her blog!!!
Lisa
(And considering the weather she has had at camp, the cover of this book is preeeetty accurate...)
Publisher: Grosset And Dunlap (May 13 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0448431084
For ages 7-9
From the author's website:
A traveling minstrel tells Wiglaf that he was born to be a hero. Dragon slayers are heroes, thinks Wiglaf, so he sets off, with his pig Daisy, for Dragon Slayers Academy, determined to learn to be a dragon slayer. There is just one little problem with this plan. Wiglaf can’t stand the sight of blood.
I read this book in grade 2 and I really enjoyed it! Some other characters not mentioned in the quote above are Wiglaf's friend Erica Von Royale (a princess who is pretending to be boy so she can fight dragons because only boys are allowed at the Dragon Slayers' Academy); Angus, Wiglafs' other friend who is the nephew of the head master who is greedy and only wants more and more gold.
I like it because it is funny, it is set in medeival times, and I think dragons are cool. There are 18 books in the series and I have read all of them. I think most kids would like this series, especially if you liked Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling.
I give this book 4/5 Blabbies
THANK YOU!
I want to thank my mom for giving me this award. Here are the 10 reasons why I am happy.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (April 1 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0810993139
I thought I could do Diary of a Wimpy Kid First because I kind of have that theme going on my blog!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is VERY funny. The main character, Greg, is self centered and some of the situations Greg gets into are weird random interesting. He has a friend, Rowley, who is a little............ young for his age. Fregley is an odd ball, that is all I can say about him! Then Greg's little brother, Manny, is the favorite in the Heffly Family so Greg is always a little down.
Basically, it talks about Greg's life in middle school (Junior High) as a student and some of the problems he has and how he overcomes them, all with a crazy sense of humour! This is something every kid can relate to.
I give this book:
5/5 Blabbies!
The movie is a good interpretation of the book, and it was cool to see a book that I loved up on the screen. It turned out exactly how I imagined it! Here is the trailer, check it out!
