First Line Friday is brought to you by Hoarding Books. Playing along is easy: open the book nearest you and share the first line. Then check out the link to see the other first lines posted this week.
"This is a book about racism."
After George Floyd was murdered and our country was on fire with rage and pain and trauma, I began explaining more and more to Eleanor what racism is. This is something that has never occurred to her in her entire seven and a half years. She has had a lot of questions - especially because her best friend has beautiful caramel skin and she can't ever imagine anyone not liking her BFF because of that.
Teaching kids to be colorblind is not the answer. First of all, it is impossible. You can't not see someone's skin color. If you ignore it, you are ignoring a lifetime of their experiences. Teaching kids to love all colors and appreciate their beauty and uniqueness is the answer. We can fight racism with books like this, start those hard conversations with our children, and raise better humans.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think, and leave a link to your FLF so I can stop by to see what you've posted this week.
Happy Reading!
Sarah
"There were five of them to be taken to Shlisselburg that night, 5 May 1887; the five leading conspirators in the latest foiled assassination attempt against the Russian Tsar.
ReplyDeleteConspirator - Lenin in Exile by Helen Rappaport
I've really enjoyed her books on Russian history so far. Hope you like this one!
DeleteIt was interesting. I'll try one on Trotsky at some point. He seems quite an interesting character too.
DeleteBut I did think your First Line was a bit.... poor. I mean, it give the WHOLE plot away! Where's the mystery, where's the SUSPENSE?
Lol, yes, what was the author thinking by giving it away in that line?? But in seriousness, it's such a valuable book!
DeleteI should be more interested in Trotsky, but truthfully, I just can't get into it.
"You could begin this with how Grandpa Bullshit was an arm breaker for the Irish mob in Chicago."
ReplyDeleteAs You Were by David Tromblay, a memoir.
Quite an intro!
DeleteMy first line is from Unknown Threat by Lynn H. Blackburn
ReplyDeleteMondays are the worst.
They ARE the worst!
DeleteIt is an old-fashioned practice, but one which is perhaps none the worse for being old-fashioned, that an author should offer some kind of apology for undertaking a book, especially on a great and important subject. A History of Elizabethan Literature by George Saintsbury
ReplyDeleteA humble little introduction - does he apologize for it, or just reference the practice of doing so?
DeleteHappy Friday!
ReplyDeleteToday on my blog I'm sharing from Managing the Rock Star by Emma St. Clair: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2021/02/26/first-line-friday-173/. Currently I'm reading Facing the Dawn by Cynthia Ruchti, so I'll share from there.
"The probation officer came with a Mini-Me."
Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂❤📚
Thanks for coming by!
DeleteHappy Friday!!
ReplyDeleteOver on my blog I am sharing the first line from Sing in the Sunlight by Kathleen Denly.
"Clarinda Humphrey jammed the chair beneath her doorknob and tugged the beautiful garnet ring from its hiding place beneath her chemise."
https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2021/02/first-line-friday-sing-in-sunlight.html
Have a lovely weekend!❤
Happy Friday! Thanks for coming by!
DeleteHappy Saturday! I think racism is an important matter to address with children. I haven't read that particular book though. Today, I'm sharing the first lines from The Prince of Spies by Elizabeth Camden. "Marianne ventured farther onto the frozen river despite the people warning her against it."
ReplyDeletehttps://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2021/02/first-line-fridays-prince-of-spies-by.html
It's fantastic and simple and a great one to have handy. Happy Friday!
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