{"id":9925,"date":"2020-12-18T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=9925"},"modified":"2020-12-17T13:00:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T18:00:38","slug":"first-lines-friday-december-18-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/first-lines-friday-december-18-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"First Line(s) Friday | December 18, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! Today I am participating in First Line Friday, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/hoardingbooksblog.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoarding Books,<\/a> <strong>AND<\/strong> First Lines Friday, hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanderingwords.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wandering Words<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Lines-Friday-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Lines-Friday-Winter-2020.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Lines-Friday-Winter-2020-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Lines-Friday-Winter-2020-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanderingwords.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wandering Words<\/a>. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it\u00a0by its opening lines?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page<\/li>\n<li>Copy the first few lines, but don\u2019t give anything else about the book away just yet \u2013 you need to hook the reader first<\/li>\n<li>Finally\u2026 reveal the book!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>&#8220;Words formed in the air this time, the edges of the letters iridescent.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Anyone have any guesses on what book this is? I&#8217;ll give you a few clues&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/1RlnA9XAzinKw\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3ogwFLbULAobloz0yY\/giphy.gif\" width=\"480\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/XGmwsDICQYfPZTIvNF\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last chance to guess!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today&#8217;s book is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a-universe-of-wishes-cover.png\" alt=\"First Line(s) Friday | December 18, 2020\" title=\"First Line(s) Friday | December 18, 2020\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/dhonielle-clayton\/\">Dhonielle Clayton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/samira-ahmed\/\">Samira Ahmed<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/libba-bray\/\">Libba Bray<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/zoraida-cordova\/\">Zoraida C\u00f3rdova<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/tessa-gratton\/\">Tessa Gratton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/kwame-mbalia\/\">Kwame Mbalia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/anna-marie-mclemore\/\">Anna-Marie McLemore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/tochi-onyebuchi\/\">Tochi Onyebuchi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/mark-oshiro\/\">Mark Oshiro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/natalie-c-parker\/\">Natalie C. Parker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/rebecca-roanhorse\/\">Rebecca Roanhorse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/v-e-schwab\/\">V.E. Schwab<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/tara-sim\/\">Tara Sim<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/nic-stone\/\">Nic Stone<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  December 8, 2020 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/random-house-childrens-books\/\">Random House Children's Books<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/anthology\/\">Anthology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 416 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43716169-a-universe-of-wishes\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind <i>Flying Lessons &amp; Other Stories<\/i>, comes a young adult fantasy short story collection featuring some of the best own-voices children\u2019s authors, including <i>New York Times<\/i> bestselling authors Libba Bray (<i>The Diviners<\/i>), Victoria Schwab (<i>A Darker Shade of Magic<\/i>), Natalie C. Parker (<i>Seafire<\/i>), and many more. Edited by Dhonielle Clayton (<i>The Belles<\/i>).<\/b><br \/>\nIn the fourth collaboration with We Need Diverse Books, fifteen award-winning and celebrated diverse authors deliver stories about a princess without need of a prince, a monster long misunderstood, memories that vanish with a spell, and voices that refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. This powerful and inclusive collection contains a universe of wishes for a braver and more beautiful world.<br \/>\nAUTHORS INCLUDE: Samira Ahmed, Libba Bray, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida C\u00f3rdova, Tessa Gratton, Kwame Mbalia, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tochi Onyebuchi, Mark Oshiro, Natalie C. 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