From Jeffrey Brown’s Batman and Robin and Howard
“The seventh-grade teachers of Stirling Middle School did not put any thought into the important task of assigning field trip partners.”
From Stacy McAnulty’s Millionaires for the Month
“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
“’All right, then,’ Frankie said, rubbing his hands together.”
From Keith Calabrese’s Connect the Dots
“Batpig was in serious trouble.”
From Rob Harrell’s When Pigs Fly
“Hi!”
From Gavin Aung Than’s Super Sidekicks: No Adults Allowed
“Hello, sports fans!!!”
From Yehudi Mercado's Chunky
“Lucy and Andy live in a cave with their mom and dad and little brother, Danny.”
From Jeffrey Brown's Lucy & Andy Neanderthal: Bad to the Bones
“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
“When a plan came from Griffin Bing, even the tiniest detail had to be perfect.”
From Gordon Korman's Swindle
“You are almost at the end of your journey.”
From Emma Steinkellner's The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow
“My name is Wyatt Palmer.”
From Dave Barry's The Worst Night Ever
“This is the principal.”
From Gary Paulsen’s Mudshark
“Oh, my gods, it’s my first night in the Fourth Cohort barracks!”
From Rick Riordan's Camp Jupiter Classified
“When I was in preschool, I had a teacher named Starlily.”
From Jennifer L. Holm's The Fourteenth Goldfish