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The Friday 56


Welcome to Week 184!

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
 *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple.

AMAZON

We also got many compliments on how well the boys behaved. "Oh, they have to learn how to behave and sit still," I'd say with a smile. "An Amish church service is three hours long!"












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  1. I'm not sure if I'd enjoy Plain Faith or not, although it does sound unusual. I'll have to read more about it before deciding.

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  2. Eeep, that's a long service.

    It looks like an interesting book.

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  3. Really? 3 hours.....who can manage to do that....well yes when I'm reading a book....

    My BB and 56

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  4. 3 hours! I don't think I could sit still that long!

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  5. It's hard enough for a child to sit through a normal church length church service. I know, my Mommom was a minister. Love her tons, but she could talk forever. :-) But 3 hours? You're going to get a lot of squirmy butts!

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  6. This sounds intriguing! I hadn't heard about this but I will definitely have to look for it.

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  7. Great cover art. I think I would like this one. Looks very interesting!!

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  9. Pretty amazing to get kids to sit still for a 3 hour service. Sounds like an interesting book.

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  10. I just found myself a book on Amish community last week! When I told my kids that Amish services were 3 and almost half a day long they just about died....not sure if I should be concerned or tickled by their reaction ha ha ha XD

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  11. Love the cover art and the 56!

    Here is my POST.

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  12. Reminds me of whole morning services back home ;)

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  13. I've always been fascinated by the Amish, so this sounds like an interesting read.

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  14. I used to live near an Amish community so this sounds interesting to me! Our church has services that are hours long too!

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  15. Interesting choice of book! I have read some Amish stories before. I've always been fascinated by them.

    Here is my Bookish Memes post.

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  16. Three hours long??? I could never sit in church that long. My feet would hurt. I would want to giggle. No way for children to do it. Have fun reading this week.

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  17. This one sounds really good, I'm really interested in the Amish :)
    Thanks for stopping by my Friday 56 :D
    -Kimberly @ Turning the Pages

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  18. A service that lasts three hours. Even I would be squirming. ^_^

    http://www.fundinmental.com/friday-56-14-city-dean-koontz/

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