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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel | Thoughts

   Published : 2021   ||    Format : print   ||    Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆   What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El

Teaser Tuesdays -- Mar 09, 2010


Teaser Tuesdays

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 with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

Technically, I have completed this book, but since my review won't be up till tomorrow, I decided to share a nice quote from this book. Don't forget to come back tomorrow to read what I thought of Fireworks over Toccoa.


Lily had never seen anything like this. It was beautiful and powerful and magical. She was so fascinated, so taken by what she saw, that she didn't hear the voice that was calling out to her: "Look out! Get away from there!"

~ Pg. 68, Fireworks over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff.

Check out other teasers here!


Comments

Dana said…
Oh no! I hope she's ok! Haha, great teaser!
Anonymous said…
Wow, that is pretty much the definition of teaser! Sounds like something bad is about to happen...

My teaser this week is from a great creative non-fiction collection--you can read it at bookwanderer.
Good teaser. makes me want to hear more -- i'm a slacker today (no teaser)LOL
Jan von Harz said…
Oh wow, this is one of the best teasers today. Wish I could read on.
Alayne said…
Great teaser! I can't wait to read this one in a couple weeks. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
Tales of Whimsy said…
Oh goodness. Now I'm scarred for her. ;)

Here is mine:)
Cecelia said…
Just goes to prove that too much interest can be dangerous, eh? Everything in moderation. Great teaser - I'm curious how it ends!

If you'd like, you can check out mine here.
Lori said…
Good teaser. Enjoy your book! Here's Mine
Lina Shaik said…
Yikes! I hope nothing bad happens to her! Good teaser though. Looking forward to the review. Mine's here.
Kaye said…
This was a pretty good story. You picked a good teaser - the beginning of the beginning so to speak.

Have a good week and happy reading. My teaser is here
Anonymous said…
What a great teaser!! I've seen this book and thought I'd enjoy it. I guess I need to add it to my WL.
Jenny Q said…
I really want to read this book! Thanks for sharing and thanks for visiting my blog!