From Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena
“Phoenix woke up early and decided to go look for some food.”
From Tor Seidler's Oh, Rats!
“My leg jiggled up and down.”
From Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address
“Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16th-17th September–a Thursday.”
From Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
“Emily Harlow wasn’t convinced that her sock drawer sparked joy.”
From Hallie Ephron's Careful What You Wish For
“This isn’t any old first day of school.”
From Amy Reed's The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World