It was a sign thumbtacked high on the corkboard of the local Acme. A flyer, really — quick-copy-shop mauve and nothing fancy. The headline read TWO WEEKS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE — another famous preposterous promise, and so I stopped to read it.
This is the beginning of Chapter One (page 7), and it does intrigue me. However, there is also a Prologue (page 1), which is equally intriguing. Put them together and what I've got is The Heart Is Not a Size by Beth Kephart, 2010, YA fiction. I am so totally hooked!
What I remember now is the bunch of them running: from the tins, which were their houses. Up the whte streets, which were the color of bone.
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What an interesting beginning. It has an almost apocalyptic sound to it but the cover looks so happy. I might have to pick this up to find out.
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That is a good title to go with the quote. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've read some good reviews of this one, I hope you like it!
ReplyDeleteInteresting beginning lines. I hope you're enjoying it! :)
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