Book tag

About two days ago I was tagged for a meme by Life On The Planet and being the ever eficient soul that I am, here it is.

The rules are:

1. Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.

2. Open the book to page 123.

3. Find the 5th sentence.

4. Post the next 3 sentences.

5. Tag 5 people.  And the winner is.....

                     Go see if they have read any good books lately !   Many Little Blessings;   If Only I had Superpowers;  Values Driven Family;  and Happy Hearts At Home

Here's my chunk............

      Beyond the chatter of Nancy's little boys, there was no lightness within the cabin or anywhere nearby.  In New York, of course, the papers stated that society had never been so gay; that the sale of jewels and fine fabrics and sundry baubles of high fashinon had never been so great.  People were going to the opera, to balls, to glittering dinners in the great hotels, in spite of casualty lists and the fact that the war showed no signs of ending.

      In Jasper County, however, laughter was a scarce luxury that summer, but as the weeks of 1862 marched on toward fall, an incident occurred that appealed to the rough humor of the times and to the satisfaction of manywho saw justice finally finding a niche for itself.

The book is: Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt (a Newbery book).  It was an excellent book to read aloud (or have the kids read - probably a grade 5 reading level).  About the civil war in the US.  It really gave a very personal picture of the feelings between the North and South US.

Aussie Kim

Comments

[LA Sue]

"...being the ever eficient soul..."

Oh, that's right. Rub it in.

[Aussie Kim]

Hey mate,
What are friends for?

[Alexandra]

Thanks for the tag, and nice to meet you! I did this meme recently, but I'll add your link to it as well. :)

[Cindy]

OK, we're not as efficient as you are...we just noticed that we were tagged. :) Thanks for thinking of us--it was our first meme!

[Aussie Kim]

Thanks Cindy and Alexandra! I think you both have neat sites!