From Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's The Edge Chronicles: The Immortals
“The eerie, booming call of the steam klaxon reverberated through the cabin, wrenching the dozen snoring phraxminers from their sleep.”
“Here in Sueño Bay, Robertson Island, it rains over two hundred days a year.”
From Mike and Nancy Deas’ Sueño Bay Adventures: Shadow Island
“Standing outside of St. Julia Child Elementary and Middle School, I choked on the stink.”
From Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic’s The League of Picky Eaters
“Most everyone in Utah remembers 1896 as the year the territory became a state.”
From John D. Fitzgerald's The Great Brain
“All children, except one, grow up.”
From J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan
“‘That slowpoke Sarah!’ Henny cried.”
From Sydney Taylor's All-of-a-Kind Family
“Russell Crannaker looked up and down the alley.”
From Bruce Coville's The Monster's Ring
“When a plan came from Griffin Bing, even the tiniest detail had to be perfect.”
From Gordon Korman's Swindle
“‘Not even here in this place of ghosts and demons and half-formed things!’ bellowed the wild-eyed sky pirate captain, his voice cracking as he struggled to make himself heard above the screaming wind.”
From Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's The Edge Chronicles: Clash of the Sky Galleons
“You are almost at the end of your journey.”
From Emma Steinkellner's The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow
“Christine, your collar was undone the whole time!”
From Jen Wang's Stargazing
“My name is Wyatt Palmer.”
From Dave Barry's The Worst Night Ever
“It had been three days since my friend disappeared and I was starting to think the worst might have happened.”
From James Patterson’s Ali Cross
“…Need to flip the top and bottom numbers.”
From Tori Sharp's Just Pretend
“This is the principal.”
From Gary Paulsen’s Mudshark
First Sentence of a New World 