From Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
“There was a rhythm in my fists.”
“Are you sure this is a good idea?”
Gary Paulsen and Jim Paulsen's Road Trip
“After his family had finally fallen asleep, Alex slung the backpack over his shoulder and snuck out of the apartment, easing the front door gently home so it didn’t slam shut.”
From J. A. White's Nightbooks
“Jason hated being old.”
From Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus
“It was a lovely moment.”
From Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14: Sky on Fire
“The engine of the station wagon was already running.”
From Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black's The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Ironwood Tree
“Ernie looked like a total teacher’s pet, standing at the blackboard in a clean shirt with his hair combed flat.”
From Doug Cooney's The Beloved Dearly
“Forks.”
From Fredrik Backman's Britt-Marie Was Here
“My hands tighten around rusted metal scaffolding as I pull myself up onto a pair of wooden planks near the rooftop of an industrial warehouse.”
From Dana L. Davis' The Voice in My Head
“Presenting Princess Elsa of Arendelle!”
From Jen Calonita's Conceal, Don't Feel
“During the third attack, Hazel almost ate a boulder.”
From Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades
“Though it was the end of summer, the heat still waited outside front doors along with morning newspaper, both boding ill.”
From Ayelet Gundar-Goshen's The Liar
“Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus.”
From Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14
“The J. Argon Clinic was not a state hospital.”
From Eion Colfer’s Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
“When I was little, my dad used to tell me, ‘Will, you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose.'”
From John Green and David Levithan’s Will Grayson, Will Grayson
First Sentence of a New World 