A Life in the Day

Here are some of my favorite first lines in books I've loved. In the deserted men's restroom at the back of Middleton Community College, Sam Keller knelt on the tile, braced his hands against Keith Jameson's thighs, and broke his mother's heart. - Special Delivery , Heidi Cullinan I'll write you every day. - Beyond Eden , Kele Moon I, Amanda Wilkinson, hereby give the instructors of San Francisco Sex University permission to fuck me in the ass. - Sex University: Physical Education , Louisa Bacio Jason Carrillo walked around the block a third time, working up his courage to go into the brownstone. - Rainbow Boys, Alex Sanchez The bomb detonated while Grier was still two blocks away. - State of Mind , Libby Drew From the second he set foot in my classroom, I knew he was trouble. - Allegro Vivace , Cat Grant You're going to want to split those bitches up. - Belle Starr , Belinda McBride You have to understand, Max, this has nothing to do with you."...

Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez Have you ever saved a book for your children to read at the right age? I've done that with books like the Harry Potter, Percy Jackson series thinking they would enjoy these books as much as I did. When my daughter fell in love with the Twilight books, I feared for my sanity. I'm not a fan of the books but I thank the author for helping my daughter discover her love of reading. Soon after reading those, she went on a reading binge and thankfully chose better books. While she didn't get into the Harry Potter series like I'd hoped, she fell in love with the Elizabeth Chandler books instead. She would spend hours talking to me about the characters and even wrote several book reports on them. Seeing her excited about a book was fantastic! She even started writing stories featuring angels, vampires and demons with her friends. After reading Alex Sanchez 's Rainbow Boys in 2009, I knew I would be saving this trilogy for my youngest son. ...