From Lemony Snicket's File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents
“Don’t step in the blood.”
From Gary Paulsen's Six Kids and a Stuffed Cat
“Septimus Heap, ExtraOrdinary Apprentice, was woken up by his House Mouse leaving a note on his pillow.”
Angie Sage's Septimus Heap: Syren
“I have just returned from the school dance and lived to tell the tale.”
From Aaron Reynolds’ The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter: Narwhal I’m Around