I Love Reading
“Queen Aurelia, we are on a great quest and are here to seek your unmatched guidance and blessing.”
Curse of the Night Witch
“What I had was a willingness to put myself in situations and be filmed in them and take notes on what they were like. That was the opposite of imagination.”
Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini
“I may not be as strong an illusionist as you are, but it’s still my favorite kind of magic.”
Amari and the Night Brothers
“Dad says I’m a tinkerer.”
Lola Benko
“We’re still on track to be declared the district’s worst middle school building...They’re going to tear us down for sure!”
The Smartest Kid in the Universe
“Wegottagetyouatrampoline.”
Starfish
“The guy I bought her from named her. We tried to call her Jumba–get it?”
Elephant in the Room
“I’ll stand her for the song.”
Pixie Pushes On
“There’s nothing wrong with real life.”
Dragon Ops
“Um, I choose my names according to the alphabet, so maybe something about that?”
“Try ‘vintage boys’ suits, he suggests”
Scritch Scratch
“We don’t always get to pick the life we lead, Cordelia. Sometimes it gets picked for us. You must understand that as well as anyone.”
Archimancy
“Hannah, aspiring spy or thief? Could go either way.”
Lola Benko
“You have to ask the librarian to recommend some fantasies. And then you have to sit down. And then you have to read them.”
Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini
“We intercepted this coded message from a hostile ship patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz.”
The Smartest Kid in the Universe
“Well, my wish is safe, back at home, where no one will find it, right underneath my hydroclops statue.”
Curse of the Night Witch
“Your foolish Lithuanian stories.”
Words on Fire
“You want to be this famous reporter, right? So report!”
Rivals
“So you like pickles, but you don’t like sopranos?!”
Elephant in the Room
“I can help you confront the bullies and cope with your feelings, if you want. Just say the word.”
Starfish
“The scariest thing I’ve seen at Shadow School is the geometry test I took last week.”
Archimancy
“Don’t we have some kind of protein bars in our pack?”
Dragon Ops
“The guy likes cereal.”
Concealed
“You said ghost, she starts, her voice gentle. But you don’t believe in ghosts.”
Scritch Scratch
“I mean, everyone makes mistakes, right? I think people are over it by now.”
Rivals