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You?ve read a lot of books, right? Did they have a memorable opening? Do you think you could recognize a book just by it?s first line? Try these ones:
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... in getting your child or teen to keep reading during a hot, long, lazy vacation, offer them these cool summer books. Librarian Nancy Pearl's picks all have great first lines, three ...
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When a fresh-faced guy in a Chevy offered him a lift, Parker told him to go to hell.' And all the other classic opening lines in the Parker series.
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BookGlutton has launched a new Facebook application called Future First Lines. ... would also like to scan books: Hi! What digital cameras do? A POD of coffee:
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... What's New; Research Model; Useful Links; Monarch Award; Author visits; Books! Books! Books! First Lines ... We are collecting our favorite first lines! What does that mean? Students, staff ...
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To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Printing History & First Lines; From: Robert Lucas Date:
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Index of First Lines In Alphabetical Order. The Writers (a partial list) Adams = W. T. Adams Baker = George M. Baker Ball= S.B. Ball Barrows = H.
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... to have another ?It was a dark and stormy night.? I?ve only read a few of these first lines in context but I don?t plan on leaving it that way. Makes sense that good books ...
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My favorite first line from books that are not yours is the one from ?The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle? (amazing book, by the way.) This is it:
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Additionally, Jay Nordlinger at NRO did a reader survey on best first lines of books. Look at the last bullet point here: http://www.nationalreview.com/impromptus/impromptus112702 ...
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First Lines. After publishing first books by new authors since the press was was estabilshed in 1969, Black Moss created a First Lines series for its 35th anniversary.
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Look for the number 1 in the number line. Daw Books. States 'First Printing' and month/day and uses number line. Delacorte Press
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Twittering the first lines of books so you don't have to. ... What is TwitterLit? It's a site that serves up literary teasers twice daily.
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Churchillian First Lines. Before Christmas '02, Jay Nordlinger posted a very interesting collection of readers' favourite first lines of novels or non-fiction books.
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My first thought was to use the first line of Pride and Prejudice but I always use that when we talk about examples of things we like from books.  So I?m considering the matter ...
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A selection of first lines taken from some well known novels. ... Listed below are some first lines from some well known books. Mostly just the first sentence is given but ...
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A list of first lines of picture books to be used in brainstorming ideas. ... Second Set of 272 First Lines of Picture Books. Everyone at the office thought Lenore was a nerd.
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Don't judge a book by its cover. First sentences are fair game, though. ... What's your favourite first line? Don't judge a book by its cover. First sentences are fair game, though ...
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