FRIDAY FIRST LINERS ARE THE FIRST LINE OF A CURRENT READ YOU THINK OTHERS MAY LIKE.It’s cold out today, too cold to go for a walk, just right for leaning back and reading.
Here is the first line of a book I’m reading now
The cover of an advance copy, from a Little Free Library of a friendThe final cover of the book which came out in 2018
Here are the book’s first lines:
“His wife had died in June and there was to be a memorial service for her in two weeks at the end of the summer…(The actual cover shows Gene, the widower, walking on the beach, seeking inspiration for his eulogy at the service.) He hadn’t been able to find his swim trunks that morning, so he was wearing a pair of pants Dary (his daughter) had chopped off at the knee.”
I am on page 155 of the novel, and so far, the reader has seen Gene grieve, muse over the memories of his wife, and endure the funeral service. Another character has been introduced, Adele, his housekeeper, and things are “moving fast.”
I hope to do a good deal of reading today after I finish grading the last of the Essay # 1’s from Wednesday’s class. I wish it were sunny and warm, so I could sit outside, put my feet up, and goof off. Very few places in the U.S. fit that description today.
This year (2019) finds me with 50 plus years of teaching "under my belt." I have taught all levels from pre-K "(library lady" or "book lady"--volunteer) to juniors, seniors, and graduate students enrolled in my Advanced Writing class at the university where I have just completed 30 years. My first paying teaching job was junior high, and I spent 13 years with ages 12-13, the "difficult years." I had some of the "funnest" experiences with this age group. When I was no longer the "young, fun teacher," I taught in an elementary school setting before sixth graders went on to junior high, teaching language arts blocs, an assignment that was a "dream-fit" for me. After completing graduate school in my 40s, I went on to community college, then university teaching.
Just as teaching is "in my blood," so is a passion for reading, writing, libraries, and everything bookish.
This blog will be open to anyone who loves books, promotes literacy and wants to "come out and play."
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2 thoughts on “FIRST LINE FRIDAYS”
So glad you are enjoying The Dependents. I picked that up at the last Texas Library Association Conference I attended, I think.
I’m dreaming about warmth. It is nice to see the sun, but could we have a little less of the cold, too?
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So glad you are enjoying The Dependents. I picked that up at the last Texas Library Association Conference I attended, I think.
I’m dreaming about warmth. It is nice to see the sun, but could we have a little less of the cold, too?
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Sunny, nice! 30 degrees, not so nice! I finished The Dependents, and I did enjoy it. In a way, it’s a “quiet” book.
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