With spring just around the corner and a new editorial coordinator on staff, we've been thinking a lot about new beginnings. First impressions are very important, especially when you're making the time to pick up a new book amidst school, family and friends. Keeping that in mind, we asked our Teen Board Members about some of the most memorable and instantly gripping first lines of their favorite books. Check out their answers below --- and after the jump you can see some of their beloved classic opening lines as well!

In MAGNUS CHASE AND THE GODS OF ASGARD: The Sword of Summer, "Good Morning! You're Going to Die" is legit the first chapter name. Not to mention the creepy "They're after you" coming from a homeless dwarf in the first two seconds. In RANGER’S APPRENTICE: Halt's Peril, there’s an ordinary start with a man talking to his horse, a few death threats over coffee, and a bribe for information (of course). THE LUNAR CHRONICLES: Cress, begins on a satellite prison orbiting earth and a young child held inside for seven years. --- Cat S.

There is a reason I love the Percy Jackson book series: the way the books catch you and keep you hooked from the first page. In THE LOST HERO, I was introduced to the story in a different way --- immediately jumping into what was going on. I was eager not only to know what was going to happen, but to know what was going on. It was not what I expected, and that made it even greater. --- Hafsah K.

I think if I really had to narrow it down to the very best opening line, I'd go for "I've read many more books than you," from EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING by Nicola Yoon. The line is so simple, but it just works! It really adds to the playful and fun tone of the novel. --- Rachel D.

One of my favorite opening lines from a book is ““It’s midnight, it’s sweltering, and I might be high on Vicodin, but that guy --- that guy right over there --- that’s him. The him." This is the opening line of ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER by Stephanie Perkins. Every word in this line makes a promise about the book --- promises that are well kept. There is an almost childlike quality to the line. It's a bit funny, a little silly and a whole lot of cute, which is representative of the whole book, and is why I love it so much. --- Pranshu A.

"It's a weirdly subtle conversation. I almost don't notice I'm being blackmailed." When I first read SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli in May of last year, I knew when I read this line --- and this is not an exaggeration --- that it would become a favorite --- and it did! My love for this book has stood the test of time for a little over 10 months, and SIMON is still one of my favorite books of all time to this day. This opening line explains so many things in just 13 words: Simon, our main character, is sassy and sarcastic and seemingly accustomed to the idea of blackmail, which is so funny to me. And somehow, while giving many answers, it creates even more questions. Why is he being blackmailed? Why does he seem okay with it? What is happening?! When I read that line, I knew I had to read more, and then I ended up finishing SIMON in one day. --- Bryn D.

My favorite opening scene in a novel is the scene in THE LAST OF THE REALLY GREAT WHANGDOODLES. I love the way the author, Julie Andrews Edwards, started her book so simply but ended it with such a thrilling and unique idea. Her descriptiveness and attention to detail pulled me in right from the first chapter. --- Aliza M.

One of my all time favorite opening lines is from SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi, partially due to the lyrical quality of it. "I've been locked up for 264 days. I have nothing but a small notebook and a broken pen and the numbers in my head to keep me company." I tend to like books that take place in asylums, one of my recent favorites being FIRSTLIFE by Gena Showalter, which starts "I've been locked inside the Prynne Asylum --- where happiness comes to die --- for three hundred and seventy-eight days. (Or nine thousand and seventy-two hours.) I know the exact time frame, not because I watched the sun rise and set in the sky, but because I mark my walls in blood every time the lights in the good-girls-gone-bad wing of the facility are turned on." See? That said, you can't go wrong with the first line from THE LAST OLYMPIAN by Rick Riordan: "The end of the world started when a pegasus landed on the hood of my car." Really, what gets any better than that? --- Isabel C.

Recently I started reading THE SWORD OF SUMMER by Rick Riordan, and the book started off by saying, “YEAH, I KNOW. You guys are going to read about how I died in agony, and you’re going be like, “Wow! That sounds cool, Magnus! Can I die in agony too?” No. Just no." I started laughing the moment I picked up this book (as I usually do with all of Rick Riordan's books), and the book just kept getting funnier and funnier. I love humor in books because then even if the plot slows you never get bored, so I can't wait to read more. --- Harleen K.

"If truth was a crayon and it was up to me to put a wrapper around it and name its color, I know just what I would call it --- dinosaur skin." This is the first line of the book SO B. IT by Sarah Weeks. I don't usually like vague or strange opening lines as I feel that they distract from the main point of the book, but this one was just too unique to put down! I remember that I was in 5th grade when I read this book and it still intrigues me just as much. The sheer uniqueness of the comparison of truth, crayons and dinosaur skin was very interesting to me, and the book was just as whimsical as the opening line. In fact, I ended up finishing it in just a few hours! --- Vaishnavi S.

There are two books that really gripped me right from the first lines, and I will always remember getting immersed in the words as I opened the covers of DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth, and SOMETHING LIKE FATE, by Susane Colasanti. At the beginning of DIVERGENT, Tris narrates as her mother cuts her hair in front of the one mirror they have in their house. This opening scene sets the stage for the trilogy, and introduces crucial characters and ideas. In SOMETHING LIKE FATE, Colasanti’s first line draws readers in as Lani begins with, “I never meant for it to happen like this. But if I had the chance, there’s no way I would take it all back.” Many young adults relate to Lani’s situation as she thinks about something she regrets, but would probably do again if she had the chance. Both books grab readers’ attention from the very beginning, making DIVERGENT and SOMETHING LIKE FATE unforgettable. --- Juliette G.

The first line of Tim Federle's THE GREAT AMERICAN WHATEVER, my review for this month, was a great start to the novel. It set the tone perfectly with slightly sarcastic wit and it had me laughing out loud from the beginning: "I don't consider myself to be precious, necessarily, but give me air-conditioning or give me death." Definitely one of my favorite openings to date. --- Laura T.

A more recent book I have read that gripped me from the first line was PASSENGER by Alexandra Bracken. Immediately readers are introduced into the dangerous world of the novel simply by the tone of the first couple lines. They create a suspenseful web that readers cannot help but become entangled in. An old favorite novel that has an amazing first line is THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater. The first line of this novel tells readers that the story they are about to read is unique and hilarious but also serious as well. I love how Maggie Stiefvater jumps right into the story without a preamble and introduces you to the characters quickly as well. --- Kate F.

One story that had me captivated from the start was the book THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dasher. The book begins with Thomas waking up in a metal enclosure, with all of his memories gone. Immediately afterwards, Thomas is thrust into a completely new situation with strange people, environments and creatures. Since the story is focused around the mystery of Thomas’ situation and the fact that nobody is quite sure what’s going on, I was instantly curious about what was going to happen. In addition, all of the events that happened throughout the rest of the book just heightened the suspense and made the ending that much more dramatic. --- Levi V.

An author can never underestimate the power of a strong opening scene, and as such I've came across more than a few captivating ones in my day. Recently I read SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo and was transfixed from the beginning as I read about the Dregs antics in arranging their first heist. It's an electrifying opening that sums up in a few pages the pace and theme that will carry on throughout the rest of the story. It definitely sold this reader! --- Megan B.

One book that had me truly hooked from the very first line is NAKED by Stacey Trombley. It begins with the main character relaying her current situation in a police station and has readers confused as to what kind of character she is. --- Alyssa L.

I really loved the beginning of NOWHERE BUT HERE by Katy McGarry. It throws you right into the story quite brutally. It sets up the story really well and gives you some fulfilled-by-the-end expectations in the first few lines. --- Grace P.

The first line of the book I’m currently reading in my history class, WARRIORS DON’T CRY by Melba Pattillo Beals, immediately gripped me into the story. The line is “In 1957, while most teenage girls were listening to Buddy Holly’s ‘Peggy Sue,’ watching Elvis gyrate, and collecting crinoline slips, I was escaping the hanging rope of a lynch mob, dodging lighted sticks of dynamite, and washing away burning acid sprayed into my eyes." The book is a memoir of one of the students in the Little Rock Nine’s experience integrating into a white public school. The first line puts the whole story in perspective right away, giving any reader chills. --- Brynn S.

There's no denying it: I'm a picky reader. So when I pick up a book, it has to start off with a bang, or there's no chance I'm finishing it. For instance, an old favorite is the opening line of Rick Riordan's THE LIGHTNING THIEF, which starts off with, "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood." Not only was I confused, I was intrigued; I had to read more. Another favorite is from Douglas Adam's THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE, which starts off with a hysterical: "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." --- Chris C.

And now for some classic favorites:

My favorite opening scene is from a book I recently read for school, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Although it's not the most exciting, I think it's cool how Harper Lee begins the novel with the narrator, Scout, recalling the events that happened through the plot of the book and how everything started. It's like Scout is having a flashback. --- Asia H.

My all time favorite opening line from a novel is from Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” I love this line because this statement is pretty ironic, while also introducing the subject of the novel: husband hunting. During the time period of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, women had to search for a husband to obtain financial stability, while wealthy men certainly didn't have to find a wife to survive. --- Janine C.

My favorite opening lines to a book are from THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald. "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. 'Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,' he told me,'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.'" When I read it the first time I was so intrigued that I could not put it down for the next 30 pages. It sets a tone for the entire novel, which is what a great opening line should do.THE GREAT GATSBY is one of my all time favorite books and that is partly because it has my all time favorite beginning. --- Lauren H.

"When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning, he found that he had been transformed in his bed into an enormous bug." As you can see, the first line is THE METAMORPHOSIS by Franz Kafka is one of the most loaded first sentences ever written. It leaves you with so many questions, you just can't help but wonder how Gregor turned into a bug, why, and why he isn't freaking out! When I first read it in class, I was so confused I couldn't help but continue to read until I got the answers I needed. It is truly an interesting novela! --- Dally M.