Thursday, July 25, 2013

Sentence Sneak Peek - A Really Awesome Mess

A Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin
 
The first sentence from each chapter of A Really Awesome Mess, it's a mini summary of what you can expect to read.

* Spoilers are highlighted like so :)
* Received from the publisher for review. 

“HOME CRAPPY HOME,” I WHISPERED UNDER MY BREATH.”

“ACETAMINOPHEN.”

“SO WHAT CLASSES ARE YOU TAKING THIS QUARTER?”

“SECOND SUMMER TERM HERE WAS APPARENTLY LIGHT ON THE academics.”

“AFTER MY FAILED POST-DINNER PURGING ATTEMPT, THERE WAS the failed attempt after study hall, the one during reflective time, and the one right before bed.”

“BACK IN THE ROOM, I WAS EXAMINING MY BRUISES IN THE mirror, and Mohammed was smiling.”

“IN THE CAF THE NEXT MORNING, MOHAMMED TRIED ONCE AGAIN to keep us on track with all the “all for one and one for all” setup Tina had instituted after the brawl by using a combo platter of intimidation and guilt.”

“NOBODY KNEW WHO WAS GOING TO BLOW IT FOR US.”

“TWO DAYS A WEEK, INSTEAD OF STUDY HALL I WENT TO A ONE-ON-one session with my assigned therapist.”

“THE WEEK ENDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND, AS PROMISED, WE ALL got our rewards.”

“IT’S NEVER GOING TO WORK.”

“SO IT HAD COME TO THIS.”

“THE RIDE TO THE FAIR WAS LONG, FLAT, AND BORING.”

“I WOKE UP WHEN THE VAN STOPPED.”

“SO WHAT’S ON THE MENU FOR THE SKELETON?”

“I HAD TO HAND IT TO HER.”

“AFTER CHECKING OUT THE PIGS—NONE WERE GETTING MASSAGES, playing soccer, or jamming out to tunes like Jenny’s Pigs Rule list suggested they might be—we hit the hot dog eating contest.”

“I WASN’T REALLY SURE WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF any kind of porcine great escape.”

“I WOKE UP WITH A START AND REALIZED I’D BEEN DROOLING ON Justin’s shoulder for God knows how long.”

“THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE AIR AT ASSLAND.”

“ONCE THE LAUNDRY TRUCK/FOOD DELIVERY PIGGY BREAKOUT plan got nixed, we spent most of our free time brainstorming other dumb ideas.”

“I GOT TO BE THE GETAWAY DRIVER.”

“THE FARM ASYLUM—OR AT LEAST THE PLACE I ASSUMED WAS THE Farm Asylum based on what I’d seen earlier on the GPS—was a little speck at the end of the field.”

“WHEN WE CAME UP FOR AIR, I LOOKED INTO EMMY’S EYES, AND I got it.”

“WELL, THIS COULDN’T GET MORE AWKWARD,” I WHISPERED TO Justin as we walked toward our parents, therapists, and two cops.”

“I WATCHED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AS EMMY HAD HER REUNION with her family.”

MR. AND MRS. MAGNUSSON, EMMY AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING A lot on communication,” Brittany told my parents when we got back to her office.”

“THE ALL-DAY THERAPY SESH WENT JUST ABOUT AS WELL AS I could have hoped.”

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