Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Teaser Tuesday-Dec. 15


Check out Teaser Tuesdays from Should Be Reading.  TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:

Grab your current read.

Let the book fall open to a random page.

Share with us two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!

This week my teaser is from A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy by Thomas Buergenthal:
As I reflect on this attitude, I realize that it was probably a product of selfish sentiments of a child:  Until then, I had been responsible for my own life, for my survival; I could not afford to depend on anyone but myself; I had to think and act like a grown-up and be constantly on the alert against all possible dangers.  But once I was back in her arms, I could be a child again, leaving these worries and concerns to her.

pg. 161

9 comments:

TheAtticGirl said...

Wow, that sounds like quite a book! I enjoy learning more about WWII; such a sad time in our history that I hope we will never repeat.

Here's my teaser:

http://atticgirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/teaser-tuesday-becca-by-book-by-laura.html

gautami tripathy said...

I try to read books on the holocaust. Will check this out too.

Teaser Tuesdays: Cold Skin by Steven Herrick

Alayne said...

This must be a really tough book. Here's my teaser.

Esme said...

I read this book in the summer and really enjoyed it.

Kaye said...

Sounds like such a heartbreaker. To think children had to live like that is horrible.
My teaser is here

Have a great week and happy reading!

jlshall said...

This one may be a little too intense for me. But that's a wonderful teaser.

Missy B. said...

That sounds incredible....great tease! I read a lot of books about that time period...I will have to check this one out.

Darlene said...

That sounds like a powerful book; one I would like.

Wanda said...

Too many children were forced to see and do such awful things just to survive during the holocaust. Important books to read to be sure!