Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Opening Line Revealed

I stepped inside the railroad car, and three dozen pairs of eyes peered my way.
In the Shadow of Blackbirds, opening line

Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

If you'd like to sample the opening lines of sixty-seven other debut YA, middle-grade, and children's books that will be coming your way in 2013, visit The Lucky 13s. I gathered all of our first sentences together in one major list I think you'll enjoy perusing.

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