Teaser Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading, which asks you to grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two teaser sentences.
This week’s teaser comes from SYLO by D.J. MacHale.
Does Tucker Pierce have what it takes to be a hero when the U.S. military quarantines his island?
Fourteen-year-old Tucker Pierce prefers to fly under the radar. He’s used to navigating around summer tourists in his hometown on idyllic Pemberwick Island, Maine. He’s content to sit on the sidelines as a backup player on the high school football team. And though his best friend Quinn tells him to “go for it,” he’s too chicken to ask Tori Sleeper on a date. There’s always tomorrow, he figures. Then Pemberwick Island is invaded by a mysterious branch of the U.S. military called SYLO. And sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option for Tucker, because tomorrow may never come.
It’s up to Tucker, Quinn, and Tori to uncover the truth about the singing aircraft that appears only at night—and the stranger named Feit who’s pushing a red crystal he calls the Ruby that brings unique powers to all who take it. Tucker and his friends must rescue not just Pemberwick Island, but the fate of the world—and all before tomorrow is too late.
“Marty sprinted to the back of the end zone, turned to the stands, threw his arms up in triumph… and dropped dead. Of course, I didn’t know that at the time.” – page 5
Leave a comment with your teasers or a link to your Teaser Tuesday post in the comments below.
that’s a great teaser. I’d like to read some more to find out what’s going on. kelley—the road goes ever ever on
It’s pretty interesting so far. Thanks for the link!
Such a great teaser! I’ve been wanting to read this book for ages and now I want to read it even more.
Come see my Teaser Tuesday Post 🙂
– Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
It’s pretty good so far, so I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for the link, I’ll definitely check it out. : )
Eck. Well at least he died winning . . .
Mine: http://storytreasury.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/teaser-tuesday-the-great-hunt/
Haha, I never thought of it that way.
Thanks for the link!
Ooh, nice teaser 🙂
http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2013/08/teaser-tuesdays.html
thanks! : )
Wow that is quite the teaser! Here is my TT http://cynthiastacey.com/2013/08/06/teaser-tuesday-aug-6/
Thanks for the link! : )
Wow, 5 pages in and someone’s dead! Great teaser haha. I’ve been seeing this book around a lot lately. Hope you’re enjoying it!
Bookmunchies’ teaser Tuesday
After I read that, I had to double-check that this was the first book in the series since usually it takes a little bit longer for people to start dying, haha. Thanks, it’s pretty good so far!
Thanks for the link!
Love your teaser. Thanks for posting the synopsis too. I think I’d enjoy this book.
My Teaser is from
TOUGHER THAN THE REST
I always like posting the synopsis so that there’s a bit of context for the teaser, so I’m glad that it piqued your interest.
Thanks for the link!