The Book Nearest

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

"He looks me up and down."

- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

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"A prickle went up my spine."

- Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

"'Rat and Lucas better get here soon,' I muttered, crossing my arms and gazing up at the cracks overhead."

- The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

[Krys]

"I didn't look away, and finally he slid out of the door, stopping once again in the backyard to look at me appraisingly."

Linger - Maggie Steifvater

[Katie]

"Her contempt for me was so strong that it became infectious, and I caught it."
Great Expectations- Charles Dickens

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

"Sparks shivered from them and she was left gaping in breathless, paralyzed panic at his receding form."

- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

[Megan]

"I heard rumors about it before!"

- The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams

[Krys]

"Had it always been like this?"

- 1984, George Orwell

[RedPath]

"It is as if the idea of "emptiness" cannot fit inside our heads."

-What Makes You Not a Buddhist by D.J Khyentse

[Dana]

"And now he realized that the sparkling path of light that often glittered on the water, and which he had always imagined was leading them toward home, was actually leading them away.

-- Heart of a Samurai, by Margi Preus

[Elliott]

"Just a few minutes after Blue's shift began, the manager signaled to Blue from the Kitchen." - The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Welp, that was sufficiently boring.

[Lila]

"I don't think it works that way," I say. "It's not like springing someone out of jail-"

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

Lav wrote: ""Just a few minutes after Blue's shift began, the manager signaled to Blue from the Kitchen." - The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Welp, that was sufficiently boring."

Ahhh I love that book though. XD

[Sarah]

He came here to have Horst forge him some sockets. -- Eragon

[Krys]

"There was a ladder, and a platform halfway up, and another place to stand at the top; it was all nice and clean and new, and Dad would let you climb, and you could see the view, clear over the houses and the trees, to the blue waters of the Pacific--gee, it was great!"


- Oil, Upton Sinclair

Yes. That is all one sentence.

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

"His nose was peeling." - Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien

Mmmm.

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

Yup. XD

[Sarah]

It was a clear night, and you could see all the little fireworks display along the way, these tiny flares going off below, one town after another.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

[Elliott]

Ah, I liked that book! I read it this summer because it was at a used bookstore.

[Berwald ~I Have Moved Accounts~]

"To be honest, up until then I kind of thought it was a big deal that I had gotten into Cathedral at all."

Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! by James Patterson and Chris Tebbets.

I had to cheat here. 59 only had 4 sentences so I had to move to page 60

[Sarah]

I thought it was the 57th page! Oops!

[Berwald ~I Have Moved Accounts~]

The rules so you remember

Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 59
* Find the sixth complete sentence.
* Post that sentence here, along with the book.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book.

[Sarah]

Thank you. I followed everything except the 57th page. My sentence was still beautiful!

[Berwald ~I Have Moved Accounts~]

Welcome! ^_^'

[Elliott]

"An aviatrix?" - Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen

[Sarah]

9. We want to plan and build a butterfly garden at our school. - ELA text book

[Poet in the Dark]

Ho Lü asked: "May the test be applied to women?"
The Art of War