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“Sometimes bravery is not all battle and bluster but is instead gentle and looks exactly like kindness.”
This Appearing House – Ally Malenenko
“People are not perfect. We all make mistakes, even mothers.”
A Duet for Home – Karina Ann Glaser
“I have a real weakness for peanut butter sandwiches and nothin’ goes better than strawberry jam on them.”
Elvis, Me and the Lemonade Stand Summer – Lesley Gentile
“His eyes mist over. This is just like Sam and Frodo going over Mount Doom.”
Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena – Julia C. Dao
“She was wearing four shades of beige that day, which made her look like one of her famous baked goods.”
The Clackity – Lora Senf
“All stories are keys to a truth…Sometimes, even, a truth about a lie.”
The Clackity – Lora Senf
“The darkness is an unfavorable condition for me. I do not like it at all.”
A Rover’s Story – Jasmine Warga
“Failure is a terrible human feeling.”
A Rover’s Story – Jasmine Warga
“If I weren’t so busy being mortified, I’d be pretty grossed out right now.”
Honestly Elliott – Gillian McDunn
“Has anyone in the entire history of the universe ever gotten calmer when someone tells them to ‘calm down’?”
Honestly Elliott – Gillian McDunn
“Alone and lonely are two different things. You can be lonely even when you are with other people.”
Honestly Elliott – Gillian McDunn
“They are, it’s been said, the champions of cute.”
Odder – Katherine Applegate
“You might smell grass or rain, or musty books, and you might hear birds or bubbling potions or waterfalls…”
Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena – Julia C. Dao
“Human bodies seem to offer plenty of opportunities for humiliation.”
Odder – Katherine Applegate
“My teeth feel sandblasted.”
Swim Team – Johnnie Christmas
“A good cup of tea makes you more centered. Coffee just jangles your nerves and makes you unpleasant.”
The Clackity – Lora Senf
“A puzzle needs every piece for it to work. We need everyone to chip in.”
Swim Team – Johnnie Christmas
“It’s time to open the vault so we can unleash chaos,” she said.
The Marvellers – Dhonielle Clayton
“It was dark, but I didn’t want to turn on the light. Like, in the dark, I could pretend it was a nightmare.”
The Last Hope in Hopetown – Maria Tureaud
“You are a person who likes to know things, and I have no doubt you won’t stop until you’ve answered all the questions.”
The Marvellers – Dhonielle Clayton
"A human touch is the end of wildness."
Odder-Katherine Applegate
"She was born to swirl and whirl, to dip and dive, to dance with the waves."
Odder-Katherine Applegate
"Water is home. Water is safety. Water is everything."
Odder-Katherine Applegate
“Interrupt, correct, educate, and echo—anytime someone says something intolerant, we should interrupt, correct the thing they are saying, educate them on why it’s wrong, and echo statements of support for the victim.”
New From Here – Kelly Yang
“You gotta think about smart ways to use all you got.”
Elvis, Me and the Lemonade Stand Summer – Lesley Gentile