From Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar, and Michelle Schusterman's The Pros of Cons
“There were two ostriches, a water buffalo, and a flock of wild turkeys between me and the registration desk.”
“My name is Marina, as of the sea, but I wasn’t called that until much later.”
From Pittacus Lore's Lorien Legacies: The Power of Six
“‘You sure about this?’ Rachel asked again, blowing softly on the surface of her steaming cup of tea.”
From Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians
“Ravi Chandra was going to be a rich man.”
From Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider: Crocodile Tears
“There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself—not just sometimes, but always.”
From Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth
“Dear Sidney, Susan Scott is a wonder.”
From Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows' The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“Natasha Romanoff hated pierogies– but more than that, she hated lies.”
From Margaret Stohl's Black Widow: Forever Red.
“I clasp the flask between my hands even though the warmth from the tea has long since leached into the frozen air.”
From Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
“Your Majesty, there is a message for you.”
From Kathleen Bird's Katherine's Kingdom: To Love in Peace.
”My nightmare started like this.”
From Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters.
”From his perch behind the clock, Hugo could see everything.”
From Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
“This is my body.”
From Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave: The Last Star.
“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”
From Louis Sachar's Holes.
“It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.”
From Lois Lowry’s The Giver.
“A man named Daryl walked into a pawnshop in Los Angeles with a guitar.”
From Levi Lusko's Through the Eyes of a Lion.
First Sentence of a New World 