The First Sentence Reader

Books that grab you right from the start.

Showing posts with label Arctic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arctic. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The Ministry of Time

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Bradley, Kaliane. The Ministry of Time . New York: Avid Reader 2024 . Print. First Sentences:   Perhaps he'll die this time. He finds th...
Friday, July 28, 2023

Girl in Ice

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Ferencik, Erica . Girl in Ice . New York: Scout Press 2022 . Print. First Sentences: Seeing the name "Wyatt Speeks" in my inbox hi...
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

We Die Alone

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  Howarth, David. We Die Alone . Guilford, CT: Lyons Press 1955 . Print. First Sentences: Even at the end of March, on th...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Give Me My Father's Body

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Harper, Kenn. G ive Me My Father's Body: The Life of Minik, the New York Eskimo . New York: Washington Square Press 1986 . Print ...
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Arctic Solitaire

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Souders, Paul.  Arctic Solitaire: A Boat, A Bay, and the Quest for the Perfect Bear . Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books 2018 . Print ...
Monday, January 16, 2017

Alone on the Ice

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Roberts, David.  Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration . New York: Norton. 2013. Print. Fir...
Monday, December 7, 2015

Special Post - Short Reviews #3

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Here are a few short reviews of very interesting books that I enjoyed but just don't have the energy to compose a full review each. Thes...
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Call me Fred. I am a retired librarian from The Ohio State University and an avid, yet selective and highly judgmental reader who is under no illusion a book will get better in its writing style, plot, or characters after a disappointing first few sentences. However, the books profiled in this blog are, in every way, wonderful reads.
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