O'Boyled Books: Lauren Oliver

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Teaser Tuesdays - Lauren Oliver

Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along and all you have to do is the following:

Grab you current read.
Open to a random page.
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.
Share the title and author as well so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!

**Be careful not to include SPOILERS! (Don’t give too much away and spoil the book for others who have not read it yet.)

My Teasers:

"Lindsay always carries candy on her, 24/7, like she's packing drugs. I guess she kind of is."

- pg. 47 Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

"Lindsay's the one who drives like she's in the real-life version of Grand Theft Auto."

- pg. 184 Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Please leave a comment with a link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post or feel free to share your “teaser” in the comments here. I look forward to being teased by you.

Happy Reading!

Michelle

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Trailer Thursday: Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver

It is Thursday again, so that means I get to share another book trailer with you. Now, I know this is technically more of a children's book, but I read younger to check books out for my niece who loves to read. I came across this book in my research and thought I had to share it with you. Maybe you know of a young person that needs a good fall read.

Liesl lives in a tiny attic bedroom, locked away by her cruel stepmother. Her only friends are the shadows and the mice - until one night a ghost appears from the darkness. It is Po, who comes from the Other Side. Both Liesl and Po are lonely, but together they are less alone.

That same night, an alchemist's apprentice, Will, bungles an important delivery. He accidentally switches a box containing the most powerful magic in the world with one containing something decidedly less remarkable.

Will's mistake has tremendous consequences for Liesl and Po, and it draws the three of them together on an extraordinary journey. (Goodreads)

Now, on to the videos. The first one includes a little bit of background from the author on how she came up with the idea and what led her to writing this book. The second one is more of the traditional book trailer. Enjoy!