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FIRST LINE FRIDAY...First lines have always intrigued me since I heard an author say that writing the first sentence is, by far, the most difficult part of writing a novel. The reasoning was that a first sentence can make the reader continue reading or cause the book to be tossed aside. So, go to your To Be Read Pile, choose as many books as you want and share the first line. Be sure to include the title and author so that if your reader also finds it intriguing, they can find the book. Also, share your thoughts about the first line. Does it draw you in? Is it...exciting...thought provoking...scary...funny?

Before I post my First Line Friday, I have to say "Thank you" to my friend, Karen at http://karenintx.blogspot.com/. Check out her blog...she has a great feature called "Grab It Graphics". She creates great graphics that you can "steal" (giving her credit, of course) for your blog. She created the first First Line Friday graphic and the other day she sent a new graphic for First Line Friday. She's so creative and this graphic just fits First Line Friday.


"In the summer of 1844, Garnet Cameron graduated from Miss Wayne's Select Academy for Young Ladies."
Jubilee Trail
Gwen Bristow

This first line is right up my alley. Right away, I'm curious if Garnet is a proper young lady or a rebel who couldn't wait to graduate.

Misfitandmom at http://misfitandmom.livejournal.com/ had blogged about an author who I had never read... Gwen Bristow. Her novels are historical fiction BFBs...just what I love!! So, after waitng a while for the library to get the books from the resource collection (I've not a clue what that is), I checked these out. I look forward to reading them. She also blogged about missing great "old" books by only reading new releases. Go to her blog, she has some wonderful suggestions of novels that you may or may not have read but ones that are definitely worth your time!

Another blogger, Alyce at http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/, is also championing great older reads with her meme, "My Favorite Reads". I'm challenging myself to read or re-read older books instead of always wanting to stick to the front tables at the book store.


One of the great things about having a thirteen year old son is giving him a few dollars, my grocery card and sending to the store for a gallon of milk. The grocery store is about six blocks away, at the end of our sub-division. It's great not having to run into the grocery store for just milk....that's what thirteen year old sons are for :o)


My bag today was a fun summer bag from Bath & Body Works. It's a patchwork bag with the patches made out of striped Oxford shirt material. I'm very careful with it as it will get dirty fairly easily and I'm not sure it would survive the wash, even in the delicate cycle.