Monday, February 21, 2011

Teaser Tuesday: 'When Tito Loved Clara'

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two teaser sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

That is the way things stayed until high school, when in a process as mysterious and unmeasurable as the growth of fingernails, she re-emerged from the general population of girls to become, first, a girl and, then, the girl. ... Between classes he looked for her, and when she did appear from the throngs in the halls, he trailed behind her, floating in the wake of her smell -- of gardenias and candy -- like a cartoon character following the scent of a freshly baked pie.

-- "When Tito Loved Clara" by Jon Michaud, coming in March from Algonquin Books, page 31

21 comments:

  1. Lovely and fun imagery. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2011/02/teaser-tuesdays-the-devils-star.html

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  2. So glad you posted a link to your Teaser; I love Jo Nesbo.

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  3. Very nice description. I love the line about gardenias and candy. Gardenias are my favorite flower. I will have to watch out for this book when it comes out in March. Thanks for stopping by my site!

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  4. Love your teaser! There really is such a difference between being just "a girl" and being "the girl" as the teaser says. :)

    Here's my Teaser! ~ Wendi

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  5. Yeah! I'm your newest follower!!

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  6. Nice description. Hopefully there will be some love in the air pretty soon!

    Here's my teaser for this week.

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  7. Very nice! I like that. Could be creepy or happy.

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  8. This sounds like a delightful tale...love the descriptions.

    Here's MY TEASER TUESDAYS POST

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  9. Julie, it's been a fabulous book so far. Hope you enjoy reading it as well.

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  10. Wendi, that's exactly what struck me as well. Thanks for following!

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  11. Majanka, I think that's a safe assumption!

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  12. Beth, it's been poignant so far. Both characters have earned my empathy in the first third of the novel.

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  13. Laurel-Rain, it's been delightful, sweet and heart-breaking so far.

    Looking forward to checking into your blog to see how the Cecelia Ahern turns out.

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  14. LOL I love it. Great teaser choice this week :)
    You can find mine at The Bookish Snob

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  15. Your teaser makes me wish to look out for this novel!

    Here is my Teaser Tuesday: Silent Partner by Jennifer Chase post!

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  16. That's nice. :)

    My teaser is here, if you want to take alook: http://www.rundpinne.com/2011/02/teaser-tuesdays-the-devils-star.html

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  17. Tasha, your teasers are truly enticing. Looking forward to finding those books as well.

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  18. Gautami, that is one intense thriller in your teaser! The Michaud novel is proving to be a very good read.

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  19. Tribute Books Mama, your teaser has a great voice.

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  20. Tina, Jo Nesbo is one of my favorite Scandinavian crime writers. I'm looking forward to reading Devil's Star as well.

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