Here's mine. Currently, I'm reading a book called The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors by Michele Young-Stone. So far I'm like ADDICTED to this book. I'm kind of nervous about doing a review of it because I know exactly how it's going to play out. And pretty soon, if I keep reading all these amazing books, I'm gonna start to sound like a broken record! Well, here's my teaser...
"She thought about the summer's end, another boring school year about to begin, aboutthe dried blood caked on her knee--and her world exploded. It cracked open and Becca fell inside a whiteness that erased everything: the driveway, the tree, the long summer's day, the blood, the ice cream."
I don't know. I just liked it. The book is about a girl, Becca, who was struck by lightning, and a boy, Buckley, whose life was also changed by a lightning strike. These two sentences begin the description of Becca's experience being struck by lightning. The author, Michele Young-Stone was also struck by lightning at one point in her life, so I guess she should know :)
5 comments:
Wow, never heard of this book before but it sounds like a very cool concept! (And at least the author has done her research, so to speak).
That is so scary. Being struck by lightening I mean. The description is unusual, but nice.
danya - I hadn't heard of this book either! But I found it at the library and it qualified for the 2010 Debut Author Challenge I'm doing, so I picked it up. So far it's awesome!
Dazzling Mage - Isn't it such a scary concept?! I like the description. I mean, getting struck by lightning probably isn't the easiest feeling in the world to describe.
Thanks for blogging about my book. I hope you like it. I think you will.
I'm working hard on book #2. XO Michele Young-Stone.
Michele Young-Stone- I published my review yesterday! If you want, you can read that! http://frommynightstand.blogspot.com/2010/08/handbook-for-lightning-strike-survivors.html
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