Happy New Beginnings Bulletin Board

This is my go-to bulletin board for January: Happy New Beginnings. It's interactive - students read the first line, guess what book it's from, then lift the flap to check their guess.


Here's a list of the first lines I used, and their corresponding books:

  • It was a pleasure to burn. (Fahrenheit 451)
  • There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. (Holes)
  • The best time to talk to ghosts is just before the sun comes up. (Chains)
  • We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck. (Feed)
  • The early morning sky was the color of cat vomit.  (Imposters)
  • When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news. (Stormbreaker)
  • Blue Sargent had forgotten how many times she’d been told that she would kill her true love. (The Raven Boys)
  • The demon exploded in a shower of ichor and guts. (Clockwork Angel)
  • My mother was raised on fairy tales, but I was raised on highways. (The Hazel Wood)
  • Depending on who—sorry, whom—you ask, I may have killed my three best friends. (Goodbye Days)
  • I don’t wake up screaming anymore. (Restore Me)
  • Aliens are stupid. (The 5th Wave)
  • I shouldn’t have come to this party. (The Hate U Give)
  • My mother thinks I’m dead. (Legend)

If you want to throw this bulletin board together for yourself, feel free to use these printables:



 

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