Friday Firsts: Ferris Beach

Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes

Blogger Meme: Friday Firsts

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The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

• Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
• Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
• Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
• Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
• Link back to Well-Read Reviews in your blog entry.
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That’s it

Here is my Friday Firsts: Ferris Beach by Jill McCorkle (ISBN: 15651293184) 352 pages.

Our neighborhood was never the same after Misty Rhodes and her family moved in across the street.

This had me thinking, “Hmm.. I wonder what Misty Rhodes does that causes the neighborhood to never be the same?” It succeeded at catching my interest and having me question what would happen next.

Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)

Ferris Beach is a place where excitement and magic coexist. Or so Mary Katherine “Katie” Burns, the only child of middle-aged Fred and Cleva Burns, believes. Shy and self-conscious, she daydreams about Ferris Beach, where her beautiful cousin, Angela, leads a romantic, mysterious life.

It is the early 1970s, and when the land across the road from the Burns’s historic house is sold to developers, Misty Rhodes—also from Ferris Beach—and her flamboyant parents move into the nearest newly built split-level. In contrast to Katie’s composed, reserved, practical mother, Misty and her mother are everything Katie wants to be: daring, outrageous, fun. The two girls become inseparable, sharing every secret, every dream—until one fateful Fourth of July, when their lives change in a way they could never have imagined.

In this classic McCorkle novel, the author’s shrewd grasp of human nature creates characters that resonate with truth and emotion, and a story perfect for mothers and daughters to share and cherish.

Graphic: Thank you to Tara for the graphics! (And Cara for suggesting that she make some!)

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