From Mai K. Nguyen’s Pilu of the Woods
“Willow.”
“You need to know a little about me before you hear all the rest of the things I’m going to tell you about my life.”
From Gary Paulsen’s How to Train Your Dad
“I love this song.”
From Nidhi Chanani's Jukebox
“Okay, fourth graders.”
From Mike Dawson's Fifth Quarter
“’All right, then,’ Frankie said, rubbing his hands together.”
From Keith Calabrese’s Connect the Dots
“Our pact had two simple rules.”
From Ryan Andrews’ This Was Our Pact
“Only three squads left.”
From Sam Nisson’s Power Up
“Sorry I’m late, Fatima.”
From Felipe Nunes’ Dodo
“Batpig was in serious trouble.”
From Rob Harrell’s When Pigs Fly
“Okay, guys.”
From Jenna Ayoub’s Forever Home
“A garage sale.”
From Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer
“I am eleven years old, and I am invisible.”
From Deborah Wiles' Countdown
“We have this dog now.”
From Art Corriveau's How I Got a Life and a Dog
“If you asked the kids and the teachers at Lincoln Elementary School to make three lists–all the really bad kids, all the really smart kids, and all the really good kids–Nick Allen would not be on any of them.”
From Andrew Clements' Frindle
“We can’t move again…”
From Rachele Aragno’s Mel the Chosen
First Sentence of a New World 