Friday, January 20, 2012

The Friday 56

The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda over at Freda's Voice. The rules are simple:

*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence that grabs you. (I cheat sometimes and put a little more than a sentence!)
*Post it.
*Add your post URL to the Link.


This week The Friday 56 is taken from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot which is absolutely amazing so far!

"The normal cells which make up our bodies are tiny objects, five thousand of which would fit on the head of a pin," he said, his voice a bit too loud and stilted. "How the normal cells become cancerous is still a mystery."

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11 comments:

  1. fredamansJanuary 20, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    Indeed. Looks great from here.

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  2. SquirrelQueenJanuary 20, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    Fascinating stuff, this sounds like one I would enjoy.

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  3. Laurel-Rain SnowJanuary 21, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    I've been noticing this one around...I'm very curious, now!

    Here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST and here’s
    MY WEBSITE

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  4. YvonneJanuary 21, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    I've heard about this one. Sounds interesting.

    Have a great weekend!

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  5. UnknownJanuary 21, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    Great quote! Now I'm intrigued!

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  6. UnknownJanuary 21, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    Great quote!! :)

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  7. Juli RahelJanuary 21, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    Heey love your Friday 56!!! Really interesting!! Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great weekend!
    Juli @ Universe in Words

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  8. LadyD PianoJanuary 21, 2012 at 10:57 PM

    Thanks for visiting. Wanted to ask, what grade do you teach? Nice to meet you!

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    1. PamelaJanuary 22, 2012 at 5:47 AM

      Nice to meet you too! This year I have students in grades 4,5,6 and 7!! I work at a school for students who have a disability that caters for children and young adults aged 4-18 years. I have the best job in the world!! Literacy is one of my educational passions and I LOVE using picture books as teaching tools. :)

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  9. srivalliJanuary 22, 2012 at 3:54 AM

    Liked your quote! Happy reading

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  10. guiltlessreaderJanuary 22, 2012 at 5:04 AM

    five thousand cells! who woud've thought! looks like an interesting read!

    http://guiltlessreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-56-and-warren-buffett.html

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