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10 First Lines from Middle Grade Fiction
The first line of a book is a wonderful thing. Just a few perfect words, and a portal is opened. You’re seeing the world through new eyes. Exploring a world that is built from hard work and imagination. Thinking of things that wouldn’t have come to mind without a little help.
Today, I’m sharing some of my favorite first lines from Middle Grade books! Do they inspire you, too?
This Little Puppy
Grover waddles into the room, snuffling my backpack. He sounds more like a pig than a dog.
Takedown
Laura Shovan
Shaggy Dog
As Armand glared at the children, a shaggy dog that should have been white came bounding across the quay. It protectively jumped between the tramp and the children, barking fiercely at Armand. The hobo quickly maneuvered his buggy between himself and the dog.
The Family Under the Bridge
Natalie Savage Carlson
Handouts
I spooned up the stew and lighted the oil lamp and we ate with the dogs crowding under the table, hoping for spills and handouts.
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan
Down the Rabbit Hole
Loompaland
Early Bird
Library Copy
Rose had her own copy of Charlotte’s Web—Gram had seen to that—but it sat unread on her bookshelf at home. It was the library copy she loved. Its corners were worn to a comfortable gray.
Giant Pumpkin Suite
Melanie Heuiser Hill
The Herdmans
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