An Oldie but a Goodie

[edith_jones]

Choose 10 books that you like. [Or 12, or 7.] In a comment, list the first sentence or so of each of those books. Let other people try to figure out what book that first line is from.

Come back, to cross off books that have been guessed, and to let us know the correct answers and who guessed them.

My list of first lines in comments. Happy guessing!