Pick the book nearest to you and go to page 17. What is the 3rd sentence in the 4th paragraph and what book is it?

There's only one sentence in the 4th paragraph, but...

It was, they whispered to each other, as if she didn't know how to be a girl.

The book is called The God of Small Things and it's by Arundhati Roy.

Mine is my physics book. "For semiconducters (germanium, silicon & carbon), resistivity decreases with the increase in temperature. " quite boring :|

Then she said, with mock-horror, "She's going to bring me some of her old wigs, if you can believe it."

This book is A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.

In 1804 M.Myriel was curé of Brignolles, where, already elderly, he lived in profound seclusion.

Les Misérables:) i'm actually reading it right now:D

"The answers to my questions matter as much as your responsibilities to the soul."
The book is called The Host by Stephenie Meyer.

'The wall rumbled behind them, a door shifted and slid open.'
Skulduggery Pleasant - The Faceless Ones

Ummmmm..... Okay. Here's from City of Ember "Four of its streetlamps were out and had not been fixed."

The book is Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery
Sentence: From this exercise she had learned that when faced with the task of having to convince the citizenry of a flimsy argument, the best strategy is to speak in a loud voice and leave no time for questions.

shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

"Okay. Just a second then. Two words, baby, try them out:
es. cape."

...I didn't even start reading this yet. I'm busy finishing my other book, and 'shiver' is coming up next. Looks like it's going to be a jolly good adventure reading this one.

"That makes us even."
Confessor by Terry Goodkind

I'm gonna do more than one because I'm frickin awesome.

1: Monster High By Lisi Harrison.

"For what? This is great!" He took a long, deep breath. "The Carvers need a change. We had LA dialed. It's time for a new challenge. Living is all about---"

2: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

"I thought you said this thing was stable!" Jason shouted over the wind.

3: Also, by Lisi, The Clique book #3: Revenge of the Wannabes

3. "Hey, Alicia, it's Meredith. Just wanted to find out what time you want to make me over tomorrow night. My mom is trying to coordinate a carpool with Cathrine's mom. Call me. Bye.

So... yeah...

I'm Doing Two Books.

The Sentence:
As We Have Already Learned,There Is No Power In The Artefacts Themselves

The Book:
Vampireology

The Sentence:
'Here' Father Dom Found A Copy Of The Paper I'd Looked The Day Before...

The Book:
The Mediator Series:Mean Spirits And Young Blood By Meg Cabot

My nose begun to itch

- The Anvantures of Huckleberry Finn

It's not a book
It's a magazine
But
"A gun is rarely fired"

From GameInformer issue 239. March 2013

He was kneed in the groin and doubled over his face in the dirt.

Wicked: The Life and Tiimes of the Wicked Witch of the West.

There isn't a fourth paragraph, but here's the third sentence:

"Shaking his grizzled old head, Stonepaw turned and stumped back into his beloved mountain."

Lord Brocktree, a Redwall novel by Brian Jacques.

Great book, man. Great book. I've read the entire Redwall series (except for the last one because I'm saving that one for a rainy day). Brian Jacques died on February 5, 2011 unfortunately. )= He's still my favorite author.

Maximum Ride: The Final Warning

....There is no 4th paragraph. It's only two paragraphs on page 17 :(

there's only one sentence in that paragrapconh and it continues onto page 18. with a second sentence. Here is the whole paragraph:
"Two ofthe three chairs fill with Madge's father, Mayor Undersee,who's a tall, balding man, and Effie Trinket, District 12's escort, fresh from the Capitol with her scary white grin, pinkish hair, and spring green suit. They murmur to each other and then look with concern at the empty seat."
I hope you all knowwhat this is. If not it's The Hunger Games.

It's my Finnish schoolbook
"We can affect the condition of endangered languages"

"I was excluded from the parties and celebrations"

And it's a retold version of Jane Eyre :)