It’s finally the weekend. We’ve had the coldest temperatures recorded in our little town, in years. We even had snow! Yes, we were all snuggled in as much as possible. But let’st talk about that on Sunday. Today is Friday and we want to talk books and chat to our Friday Friends.
But Jodie lives in the year 2075, and more than fifty years have passed since the banning of books and paper; it’s a time when no one can own a printed book, or even print photographs. In this E-world, experiences are largely simulated, from the reconstituted food to the zoo that only shows films of all the extinct species.
With her student library card, which gives her the ability to time travel, Jodie discovers that she and her friends can experience historical events and meet legendary characters, and can also find and bring home her precious books to keep safe in her secret hiding place. Goodreads
Book Beginnings
For our first stop, we will pay a visit to Gilion over at Rose City Reader to share our Book Beginnings. Every Friday you can link up and share the first sentence of your current read (or the one you plan to devour over the weekend), as well as your initial thoughts and impressions. Hashtags are the one thing I do know on social media, so simply #bookbeginnings so we can find each other.
The Friday 56
Next we will pay a visit to Freda over at Freda’s voice who hosts the Friday 56. Don’t show up empty handed though!
- Grab a book (Yes, any book. But it might get you to your other Friday activities a bit quicker if you just grab the book you are currently reading)
- Turn to page 56 or 56% on your e-reader
- Find a sentence or two (your other Friday activities might determine this)
- Post it!
- Remember to post your link on Freda’s Voice and to visit the other guys in the linky.
- And last but not least, don’t forget to list the title of the book and the author as well.
Book Blogger Hop
The Book Blogger’s hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog. Every week, there will be a prompt featuring a book related question. It’s hosted by Ramblings of a coffee addicted writer and he guess he hops around like a bunny due to all the caffeine. Hence his name.
Ohh, that's inspired – why on earth didn't I think of Macbeth.
Lynn 😀
Hi Flora! Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind compliment. One day we will share photos (or whatever will be popular by then) of our gorgeous, well read bookshelves!
Take care!
HI Sherry! I love information overload!!! Have a good week!
What a great post, Mareli. I love looking through secondhand bookshops too and one day I hope to have a reading nook with all my treasures on display and a proud look on my face as I say "I've read all of these".
Love those potions book covers.
that's a lot to share and it's all good. have a great week
sherry @ fundinmental
Hi Lauren! Yea!!
Hi Greg! Yes, can you believe it?? Snow….! I also like to snuggle in the cold, but this was a different ballgame all together!
Happy weekend, I will pop in for Sunday Post.
Ooh that sounds fun! And snow? Yikes. I don't think I'm ready for snow yet, although I do like to snuggle in on a nice snowy evening, so there is that. 🙂
A library card that REALLY does time travel? Great concept. Thanks for sharing – sounds like a good book 🙂
That book is going on my tbr right now! Thanks for introducing me. 🙂
This sounds like a wonderful adventure book. Enjoy! My book is called WEATHER
That book sounds really good. I hope you have a great weekend!
Sounds like a great read!! Happy weekend!
That was fun. And I bet you had fun putting it all together.
Jodie and the Library Card sounds wonderful (well, except for the banning of paper products…that's awful). I wonder if I will be able to find it over here.
Stay warm. I certainly don't think of your part of the world as snow-covered.
This book has such a fascinating premise! And I love to compare books as well!
Great snippets! It's been awhile since I've read a time travel book and this one sounds so good! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have an awesome weekend! 🙂
This is a great choice of book for the Friday Face-off! My favourite is the bottom far right cover with the dark red title font and just the cauldron without the witches. I like the sense of the unknown it engenders…
What great excerpts! Love the sound of the book. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
Hi Laurel-Rain! Thanks for returning the favor.
Happy weekend!
I love this post. The book you recommended sounds just my type and I would love to check it out. And I have not heard of Book Blogger Hop or Friday Face Off!
Here's my Book Beginning:
https://steppingstonesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/08/book-beginnings-on-fridays-starring-me.html
Hi there JadeSky! Hope you get hold of Jodie and the library card. It's actually part of a series.
Thanks for the lovely compliment!
Have a good weekend.
I don't tend to read YA or Middle Grade books but I would have adored reading Jodie and the Library Card in my early teens. I couldn't get enough of that type of book. Happy reading!
Hi Louise, not my preferred reading either, but with the kids at the library, the books cross my path randomly.
Enjoy your weekend!
Oh I love those covers and what a great choice of book! I particularly like the orange and black one – it's almost a bit like a woodcut – and the child's drawing is also brilliant!
Have a great weekend! 😀
Hi Proxyfish! I also like the orange orange one. It's got that witchy feeling to it.
Happy weekend!