The Friday 56 is a blog hop by Freda’s Voice and the rules are simple:

• Turn to the nearest book.
• Open it on page 56.
• Post a sentence or two.
• Join the linky.
• Go crazy on the linky.

“These nicknames fascinated Julia; their inexplicable specifity was confounding. During her formative years in Milwaukee, nicknames had always been obvious and derivative: A left-handed person might be called “Lefty,” or a big-boned girl would be labeled “Moose.” Milwaukee slang was also less adhesive; if you put peroxide in your hair, you might get called “Blondie” for one summer (or maybe even for half a school year), but that kind of moniker was never permanent. This was not the case in Owl.”

– Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman