First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

The Rules:

• Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page.
• Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first.
• Finally… reveal the book!

First Lines:

“Georgie Summers adjusted his weapon.

THIP-TWANG!

The metal slingshot marble gleamed as it sped through the air, not as fast as a real bullet, but definitely fast enough to kill someone.

CRACK!”

Well, these few opening lines sure make me want to read the rest of the book. I’m so curious about what just got hit, so this makes me really look forward to the story.

Do you recognize the lines?

Here’s a hint:

This is an upcoming MG fantasy.

Still not sure? Here’s another hint:

It’s written by Isaac Rudansky.

The First Lines Friday book is:

Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot.

About the Book:

• Title: Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot
• Author: Isaac Rudansky
• Page Length: 392 pages
• Publication Date: February 4, 2025
• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group

Synopsis:

In a world where fiction is forbidden and truth is a matter of life and death, one young boy must write a story to save humanity . . .

When his father is abducted by a mysterious figure, twelve-year-old Georgie Summers is thrown into the adventure of a lifetime. Georgie’s journey takes him to Scatterplot, a hidden realm where Scribes record human memories to safeguard the truth. But when the evil Flint Eldritch threatens to corrupt those memories and plunge the world into chaos, Georgie must team up with an unlikely group of friends to stop him. As the journey grows increasingly dangerous, Georgie realizes that only he holds the key to defeating Eldritch and saving not just his father . . . but every mind on Earth.

Will Georgie be able to wield the power of the Aetherquill to save his father and protect everyone he loves, or will Eldritch rewrite history itself? In Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot, author Isaac Rudansky spins an exhilarating tale of strength, determination, and the power of friendship to lift you from the depths of loneliness and despair.

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