From Karen Hesse’s Out of the Dust
“As summer wheat came ripe, so did I, born at home, on the kitchen floor.”
“Phew, made it!”
From Isabel Roxas’ The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens
“Priyanka!”
From Nidhi Chanani’s Pashmina
“Oh…”
From Mikaël Ross’ The Thud
First Sentence of a New World 