In Australia it was book week and we did this thing where you grab the nearest book to you, turn to page 56 and read out loud line 5. So, off you go!
The nearest book to me is "Guardians of Ga'Hoole: the Hatchling" by Kathryn Lasky. Line 5 of page 56 says "She regarded her son closely as she said this."
It's a pointless game, but it can be fun.
The nearest book to me is my sister's diary. Page 56 has no writing.
The nearest book to me happens to be 'The Legend of Luke.' Line 5 of page 56 is:
Then he placed his footpaw under Krar's beak.
This is fun! ;D
The nearest book to me now (I shuffled to the right) is the password book.
On page 56 on line 5 it says 'Needed in [word I cant read 'cos the handwritng is rubbish]
The Rogue Crew is the nearest book to me now, it has this to say:
"Wilbee pointed over to the small depression. 'There,'"
The next line says "Sarge!" but you only read line 5.
The book closest to me is Mossflower in Japanese, ????????. Line 5 on page 56 reads:
??????????????????????????????????????????????
It's the part where Martin is telling Gonff about his father and how he sailed off to "-make an end to all invading rats forever. It was a brave idea."
Edit: Sorry, the Japanese doesn't appear to be working.
The nearest book to me is The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter.
Line 5 of page 56 reads:
his cousins--Flopsy, Mopsy,
Now, it's an NIV Bible:
"the Egyptians are enslaving, and".
From Exodus.
Now it's Norwegian Wood, buy Murakami Haruki. It's in English this time.
"-of Midori Kobayashi. After a quick survey of the room convinced me she-"
"sanctify it".
The last part of Exodus 30:36.
My book of languages I created.
Aike (Aye-ke) - Night | Blev (Bleen) - Mortal
My mom's The Home Decorator's Color and Texture Bible.
Page 56, line 5 says
"The zippy orange scheme is an uplifting choice for a girl's bedroom."
Mine is some book that's says "Eight" and other random words on it.
Page 56 line 5 says:
..."catch measles from you if he has them al-"....
A Garfield book. The cover'z fallen off sae I cannae zee wot the title is.
I wonder what happens when a moth get's too close to the light.
AYIEEEE!
At least he didn't suffer.
"The Australian Pocket Oxford dictionary", which is miles to big for your pocket:
"or into a state of sleep b inactive, inatten-"
The word was "asleep".
@Skalrag: That made me laugh so much!
Painless Algebra:
Negative nine divided by negative three
Nearest book to me is Angel, by Alton Gansky.
page 56 line 5 says:
cell, sometimes called a cytaster. That's a new one on me."
The nearest book to me is Salamandastron, page 56 line 5 says...
"the ghost sprang at him with a cry"
this is in a song
The nearest book to me is my dad's St. Martin's Guide to Writing.
"Remembered-event essays often include sentences with introductory elements, especially temporal transitions to indicate calendar or clock time and to show when one action occurred in relation to other actions."
Nearest book to me is New Webster's Dictionary:
disband, v. disperse.
The nearest book to me is -
"Trickster's Choice" by Tamora Pierce
Line 5 on page 56 reads - nap." - LOL... I just happened to get the end of a sentence!
Page 56 of Singing for Dummies is blank...
Quote from: Shinella on August 18, 2011, 12:00:34 AM
The nearest book to me is -
"Trickster's Choice" by Tamora Pierce
Line 5 on page 56 reads - nap." - LOL... I just happened to get the end of a sentence!
I like that book!
The nearest book to me is a Spanish-English dictionary -
newspaper; diary; a - per day; -
'Maybe it will frighten us off.'
-Redwall
The nearest book to me is a book by J.R.R Tolkien:
"to assign him an esquire to serve and obey him;"
The nearest book to me is Eldest, by Paolini. The quote is:
"Together they waited, though for what, Eragon knew not."
The program for Wicked doesn't have any words on page 56, just shiny pictures. :)
For me that'd be flyboys by James Bradley (great book btw)
Pg. 56 line 5:
The final component of Yamato damashii was absolute,
the nearest book I game is marlfox pg 56
the shrew scarcely gave him a glance mornin Skip
Eragon I love that book ;D
Line 5 of page 56 of JLPT Target 1000 N2 Kanji reads: "trade; business; commerce".
Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Sucked up the wizards leftovers and sent them to re- (inforce)
my nearest book is my:little brother's math book ;D
page 56 line 5 says......*mumbling about how I hate math*: find the missing number below.This is fun :D
Nearest book to me is Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone
light, more clearly than he had ever remembered it before-and
"She informed him that her doctor had just forbidden her to touch any pasta or cooked meat, and begged for something to appease her hunger."
--My New Mediterranean Cookbook(that's the title), page 56, line 5
nearest book:latin for children primen A
pg 59 line 5 says:germanus.............germane(closely related or connected)
"The ark and The Dove" "How god is present to us" The computer is in my moms room
Quote from: From The Tempest, page 56, line 580 stand further off
Going to be reading that play for school. Shakespeare, 'case you wondered.
the nearest book to me is the dictionary.....
pg 56 li 5 says: althea: rose of sharon
The nearest book to me...
The Lord of the Rings part one The Fellowship of the Ring pg. 56 line 5.
'If I am it is your fault,' said Bilbo 'It is mine I tell you. My
It's my sisters New reading book and it was closest to the computer.
The book near me his: Martin the Warrior
Page 56 line 5 : His hands joyfully. 'That's my sister Rose all right. She
the nearest book is the math book. page fifty six is a picture so it doesn't count.
The nearest book to me was also The Fellowship of the Ring, but as it was a different edition it says for me:
"But how did he find that out?" asked Frodo.
Nearest book to me is Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie.
"Jake was so excited to tell about the buffalo skinning and he pulled my hand to go see, but I was bothered about Mrs. Kenker and wouldn't."
Nearest book to me is this is my puppy
it's a book from the company my mom works for.
nearest book to me is A taste of the Far east in my rental house ... its a cook book i think.
Chinese cabbages stood upright in neat raised rows,
Harry Potter and the Oder of the Phoenix
Page 56 line five says: "Hard left, hard left, there's a Muggle looking up!" shouted Moody
Pretty random.
Loamhedge
The Bankvole pretended not to hear but worked his way along until he was close to Skalrag.
Martin the Warrior
wist niet of Gabe een preek hieldof allen maar aardig probeerede te
some dutch book from my grandma i cant read the title though
Nearest book to me, his : The BellMaker. page 56 line 5:
vixen!" the Foxwolf snarled dangerously. Limping to his (A little pointless...)
Lietunant Flith peered suspiciously at Triss and Welfo, gesturing with his spear.
Triss, page 56, line 5
The nearest book to me is Bluestar's Prophecy. Page 56, line 5 says:
Pinestar's eyes narrowed as he spoke with the warriors from the patrol.
Nearest book to me is: The Pearls of Lutra.
Page 56, line 5: you ain't seen rough water yet," he said jovially. "why
The nearest book to me is The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
Page 56 is a new chapter
line 5 says in his demeanor, and spoke little. "What ails thee this
"The crockery lay smashed on the floor and the picture of the Faun's father had been slashed into shreds with a knife." line 5, page 56 of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
The nearest book to me is a Korean book called 300 Patterns
There's no paragraphs, but page 56 question 5 says, "지금 막 전화하려던 참이예요."
"I am just about to call you"
The nearest book to me is New Crown English Series 1. Page 56 line 5 is:
Kumi: When do you play it?
That's interesting, I wonder why the forum accepts Korean text and not Japanese?
I don't know, I guess the software hasn't been made to understand it
The Hunger games page 56, paragraph 5 line 1 says:
"That's very funny," says Peeta. Suddenly he lashes out
The nearest book to me is Mariel of Redwall, page 56, line 5 is:
She was curled up asleep on the moss in the green stillness.
Learn French the fast and fun way
Trente soixante et onze deux cents etc
I have no idea what that says.
The inheritance. "now go and join your playmates jenny, we will remember you."
Page 56 line 5 of One Piece volume 2 in English is:
"HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR!"
"Why Beezus! of course you have imagination!"
page 56, line 5 from Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
I cheated and moved a different book closer to me. ;)
One Piece volume 1 in English! I bought them in English so my students would try to read them... they didn't.
"And I'll need a pirate flag!"
Book: "Hidden Treasure of Glaston"
sanctuary of Holy Church?"
Quote from: U.N.K.N.O.W.N. on August 24, 2012, 03:10:47 AM
Book: "Hidden Treasure of Glaston"
sanctuary of Holy Church?"
That book was awesome!
Nearest book is Marlfox, so:
Page 56 Line 5: had slacked off to a fine drizzle, though the skies were
"The Pocket Guide to Games" is closest, so:
in chairs arranged around him, and the
"Monster" by Frank Peretti is closest, so:
"Compiled information sheets from Sing's hand. Most of them"
The nearest book to me is High Rhulain and it says on page 56, line 5...
"Gathering his nerve he (Jeefra) made a sudden charge but his brother easily sidestepped him.
There's two whole bookshelves next to me. Mostly computer books, computer magazines, and Star Wars magazines. (My other books are on two bookcases in two other rooms.) :)
Nearest book is "The Son of Neptune" so here is page 56 line 5:
"Don't you have...I don't know," Percy said, "an oracle
The nearest book to me is "Talon of the Silver Hawk" by Raymond E. Feist. Line 5 pg. 56 is:
chair in slightly as the guest sat. Talon was only a beat
Well, the nearest book to me is World Book Dictionary A-K, and there are two different page 56s, (it's split into two different parts), so for the first one:
'75. nurture'
Second:
'having a hexagonal tip to fit the socket in the'
Angel's Command was closest. I guess that's how you spell focused in England, or it's a typo.
Ben took the telescope, focussed it, and searched the hori- (zon)
The Nearest book to me is the Redwall Book Triss and the right section says:
"Hoi there, you two, where's your mate, the otter?"
Just to let you know that was Lieutenant Flith speaking :)
Nearest book to me is Inkdeath.
Page 53, line 5: "A forest without trees?" Fenoglio muttered.
*Revive*
My dad's an American history buff and I'm next to his bookshelf.
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: the Passage of Power
Page 56, line 5:
"...funds with which to hire one. Johnson had another incentive to help: his fear, as..."
That sounds like a dry book.
The Dragons of Winter by James A. Owen
"The truth of it is that you need me" said Aristophanes "That swings the weight to my side of the scale."
Algebra 2
page 153, line 2
"...linear equations involving two unknown numbers. You will now..."
nearest book is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Pg 56, line 5 is..................."Took yeh from the ruined house myself, on Dumbledore's orders." ~ Hagrid
Guide to INVESTING in GOLD & SILVER. Protect Your financial Future.
Page 103, Line Something, Follow The Yellow Brick Road
"...and dreaming about the old days, and longing that..."
Page 56, line 5 of Prince Caspian. Does it count as cheating if I moved that book closer to me earlier so I could post this?
"Certainly."
Page 56, Line 5, Jane Austen: the Complete Novels
Bet you can't guess which Austen book that's from! *dies laughing*
The Journal of Myst.
_____________________________
It is called a journal for a reason. It came with this awesome computer game my dad got about 17 years ago.
The nearest book (if you can call it that) is a TV manual. It only goes up to page 27
Nearest book to me is the book "Reformation heroes" and it reads:
"But Zwingli began to see that the church did not abide by the rules of scripture."
When you say line 5, do you mean the fifth sentence on the page, or the fifth actual line-
As in, if each of these indented
lines counts as one line, it would
be the fifth one of these? So if I
keep typing until I reach five lines,
I would count the line here?
The nearest book to me is The Brotherband Chronicles: The Hunters (book 3). Page 56 line 5 reads, "skills that he didn't, like Hal's unerring accuracy as a navigator and".
Complete set of Narnia books.
The closest book to me happens to be my mom's Amish love mystery book thingy..... :-\
And page 56 page 5 reads... "They talked about there near future and how lovely it would be for Marcus to marry Katrina" ??? :-\
Revive!
The nearest book to me is Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell by Tom L. Matthews. Page 56, line 5 reads: "Grosvenor became part of the family when he and Elsie Bell ..."
The nearest book to me is Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney. Line 5 of page 56 reads: "Ferdon folc-togan feorran ond nean".
That was on one of the Old English pages.
Line 5, page 56 of What if? by Randall Munroe: "Before it can burn its way through the floor, someone throws a water balloon..."
Yes, thank you for reviving this thread!! ;D
The closest book to me is Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. Page 56 line 5 says:
be turned into stone from his heart to his knee."
My book is a bindup of Farmer Giles of Ham and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J.R.R Tolkien which is a weird choice of things to make a bindup of as one is a novella and one is a collection of poems but whatever. Page 56, line 5 reads:
"[On the] third day they descried in the distance the dim and in-[hospitable mountains]"
Page 56, line 5 of Dragon Age: Asunder is:
"[Rhys] raised a hand to urge her to keep her voice down, but she knocked [it out of the way]."
:) the nearest book to me is Pearls of Lutra...page 56 line 5 is "Bladetail looked at her blankly. I don't see 'ow that could help us."
I giant dictionary that is 5-inches thick.
The nearest book to me is Cartoons Of World War Two, on Page 56 is a cartoon of two men discussing the "silly jokes about the blackout" and heading towards a pit. In the box below it upon the fifth line...:
...cartoon (above) is a Referance to...
The nearest book to me is my textbook on American Immigration, titled Origins and Destinies: Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity in America. It's full of intriguing essays, and the author is my professor. Page 56 (and 57 too) is/are taken up by a map of America with outlines of Native American land. Okay, this is really interesting.
The Constitution of the Confederate STates of America. :D
Bible, New World Translation.
^ You need to put what page 56, line 5 is.
The nearest book to me is Horrible Histories: Cut-Throat Celts by Terry Deary. Page 56, line 5 reads: ["She will urge you to fight and promise that you will win... trouble is, she'll be] saying exactly the same thing to the other side! Will you [recognize the Morrigan?"]
(Stuff in brackets are the surrounding sentences to provide context.)
It's two columns, so I'll put in what's on the left column.
Page 56, line 5.
"Father to the land that I will show
Line 6:[you]." Then verse 2.
Case Histories in International Politics by Kendall W. Stiles, 7th ed.
pg. 56 line 5:
"...the alliances involve one major power pledging to protect a weaker state from a more powerful adversary, but..."
The nearest book to me is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by (you already know who it is ;D) J.R.R. Tolkien.
Page 56 line 5 is part of a song and says: Golden timbers were in gloom mantled.
The nearest book is The Amtgard Rulebook. It is the Rulebook for the LARPing organization I am in.
Line 5 page 56 is the incantantation required to cast the spell Discordia:
My discordant melodies shall stymie my foes. x3
Lord Brocktree, pg. 56 line 5 reads Dotti saying to a weasel "I'm beautiful but I'm dangerous."
Okay, this is my saying. I call this.
Good Enough by Paula Yoo. Page 56, line 5 is in the middle of two sentences, so I'll just post them:
"For example, she always makes me captain when it comes to assigning teams for whatever sport we're about to learn. She does that because I'm the worst athlete in the school, and she doesn't want me to be chosen last all the time."
Did I mention how much I like this thread? ;D This is a cool game!!
The nearest book to me was my sisters Algebra book
One of her math problems: -[24+(-5)]+[-(-2+6)]
And now just because I can the answer (-11)
What... *is totally unsure how the answer is -11*
Well, I guess that's what high school math did for me.
math
-[24+(-5)]+[-(-2+6)]
-(24-5)+(2+6)
-(19)+8
(-19)+8
8+(-19)
8-19
-11
There! ;D
Hmm... In the second brackets, I don't think the negation outside of the parentheses is factored in until after the problem within the parentheses has been completed.
math
-[24+(-5)]+[-(-2+6)]
-[24-5]+[-(4)]
-[19]+[-4]
-19-4
-23
We could use a 3rd opinion on this.
Ah true true. I didn't see that one. XD I should know this stuff... I have been doing enough 3rd and 4th degree equations. As for the book closest to me... I have not started reading it yet and I never read ahead. so I will pick the book that is second closet to me. Which is "The best short stories of O. Henry"
QuoteThe reflection was satisfactory.
Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit by Adelle Davis, page 56, line 5: ..."mucus covering or are made ineffective by the mucus; they..."
The Emperor's Code by Gordon Korman, page 56, line 5: "But Puyi only reigned until he was six," Amy mused."
The nearest book to me is my math text book. pg 56 line 5 says. "Measure all the angles." pretty boring but still I cant change it. :P
The nearest book to me also happens to be a math textbook. Page 56, line 5:
"C. Domain: All positive real numbers; Range: All positive real numbers and 0"
Nearest book to me is Order of the Phoenix, and the fifth line on the fifty-sixth page is:
"Hard left, hard left, there's a Muggle looking up!" shouted Moody
Quote from: Soren the Warrior on February 13, 2015, 02:31:31 PM
Bible, New World Translation.
Quote from: Soren the Warrior on February 13, 2015, 06:58:49 PM
It's two columns, so I'll put in what's on the left column.
Page 56, line 5.
"Father to the land that I will show
Line 6:[you]." Then verse 2.
Revive.
Linua Latina Per Se Illustrata
Par I Familia Romana
Albinus: "In hoc ornamento viginti margaritae mag-
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. Page 56, line 6 reads:
...he shouted. "I don't want it to fall on her."
I propose that we add to this game with the rule of instead of always going to p56 l6, the person replying posts a page number and line number for the next person to post.
Fine with me.
Drawing for Dummies by Brenda Hoddinott
man's facial
PG 104 Line 13
Once again, Brisingr by Christopher Paoilini.
Page 104, line 13 reads:
"Fadawar successfully intercepted his weapon as well."
Page 84, line 9.
Closest book, Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Penman. Page 56 line 5 reads, It be very late; we'd best be up to bed.
*Cough*
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on November 09, 2015, 04:54:57 PM
I propose that we add to this game with the rule of instead of always going to p56 l6, the person replying posts a page number and line number for the next person to post.
Quote from: Vilu Daskar on November 09, 2015, 05:11:53 PM
Fine with me.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on November 09, 2015, 06:02:22 PM
Page 84, line 9.
One of them and not a noble. But in fact, the Roman government was a mon-
page 60 line 2
Life of Fred
Beginning Algebra
Expanded Edition
As serious as it needs to be.
PG 60 Line 2
1. A) 5 < 888
Page 67 Line 21
Same book. She saw that some of the monks had been busy with salt and shovel; a narrow path beckoned through the drifts.
Page 204 line 7
Are we supposed to give the title and author as well?
World History, by Dennis Bollinger. Many serfs saved their money desiring to buy goods or hoping to one day buy their freedom from the manor.
page 51 Line 3
Life Of Fred
Beginning Algebra
Expanded Edition
as serious as it needs to be
Stanley F. Schmidt, Ph.D.
PG 51 Line 3
Signs Alike -> Answer PositivePage 44 Line 13
Scripts count as books, right?
The Foreigner, by Larry Shue.
56th page, line 5, "...might be wrong, but I think is means 'enjoy it while yer've got it...'"
Sounds strange out of context, though.
The Moorchild, by Eloise McGraw.
Chapter 1, page 3, line 1: "It was Old Bess, the Wise Woman of the village, who first suspected that the baby at her daughter's house was a changeling."
It would be nice if people paid attention to the rule changes.
Brisingr page three, line one says:
"...Eragon's own tongue. What he understood caused him to shudder,"
Page 92, line 15.
Mariel of Redwall
pg 92 line 15 "No, this was something from the future. I know it."
pg 21 line 8
Drawing for Dummies.
A detailed sketch
Page 89 Line 25
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on November 09, 2015, 10:32:03 PM
It would be nice if people paid attention to the rule changes.
Brisingr page three, line one says:
"...Eragon's own tongue. What he understood caused him to shudder,"
Page 92, line 15.
I understand that you want it that way, but, honestly, it's fun even when you don't follow the rules. Apologies for not playing the game, I can't find a book near me. :P
Mossflower, page 89, line 25: unfortunately, pg. 89 is the beginning of chapter 13, and the page only has 24 lines.
page 242, line 1
The nearest book didn't have that many pages so this is the second nearest book.
The Book of Lost Tales part two by J.R.R. Tolkien
arrows,and Cranthor beside him. Yet in the end were the sons of
PG 103 Line 32.
The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander.
Chapter 1 (Prince Rhun), page 9, line 2.
How is that on page 103 line 32?
Writing With Skill
Student Workbook Level 1
merchant ships that could take Russian honey, wax, and furs to Europe.
Page 74 Line 9
Quote from: Vilu Daskar on November 10, 2015, 04:05:14 PM
How is that on page 103 line 32?
That page has only 27 lines, so if you go to line 32, it will end up on the next page, which says: "I fear the landslide has blocked the pit..." which is Taran's dialogue.
But how is 'Chapter 1 *(Prince Rhun)' on page 103?
Chapter 1 is until page 20. Page 103 is under Chapter 10 (The Cavern).
Um, no one's said what to do next so I'll say...page 5 line 7.
The nearest book to me is White Dwarf Issue 79 . There is no page 56. :P
Time to revive!
Currently the nearest book is The Naming by Alison Croggon, page 6, line 11:
The hair on the back of Maerad's neck prickled.
"why?" Fragte Lea.
The nearest book to me is Mossflower.
"Where in the name of fur has that little thief got to?"
Alas, it is the thoroughly exciting (not) book Corporations and Financial Markets Law, 7th edition, by Paul Redmond. I am supposed to be studying right now...
"'There is another significant difference between ASIC and the SEC."
The Wise Man's Fear. 'like an idiot. They feel they've been toyed with."'
Tolkien's World From A to Z - The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth - From THE HOBBIT Through THE LORD OF THE RINGS and Beyond:
'Nan Dungortheb (the only Man or Elf to do so) he came to Doriath'
Artemis Fowl, The Atlantis Complex.
Artemis picked up the head and tapped the crown half a dozen times, or thereabouts.
Hardy Boys, The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
"...the boulder, they probably think we're dead and..."
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
"... if very angry, she will threaten if she did, Tilth and..."
"plague more I will bring upon"
Exodus 11:1 NIV
The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall
"...ancient enough to go backward to that period when its signs and..."
The Two Towers.
["Why not make a new line?" said Pippin.]
'Half-grown hobbits, the hole-dwellers.'
["Put us in amongst the four, next to Man (the Big People), and you've got it.]
(Brackets are for the sentences before and after the fifth line.)
Summoner: The Novice by Taran Matharu
of steam flared to the left with every exhalation from the
The next closest book is The Sorcerer of the North, and the fifth line is:
Fare thee well, Greybeard Halt
After that it's The Sable Queen:
had been trapped, gagged and carried off by a band of vermin
300
...Those in front cry, "Back!"
p56 l5 - "lock his mouth with an invisible key"
(Do fanfics count?)
(Well, it's hard to call a fanfic 'nearest', especially if you have 100 or so tabs open, and it's kind of hard to find the 56th page. Chapter, maybe, except that most don't have that many.)
Upon opening the book and reading the fifth line of page 56, I do not think it's entirely appropriate for the forum so I'll try page 42 line 7 instead.
"Oh no. The wind, the dirt, the solar radiation. It's a sun-scorned"
Quote from: Booklover on February 27, 2021, 03:49:56 PM
(Well, it's hard to call a fanfic 'nearest', especially if you have 100 or so tabs open, and it's kind of hard to find the 56th page. Chapter, maybe, except that most don't have that many.)
Well in my case I've got a stack of about 10 books all neatly right next to me, I think i'll just grab the one off the top lol
"with which we learnt of your engagement! I have to admit I did"