From Neil Gaiman's Fortunately, the Milk
“There was only orange juice in the fridge.”
“There was a rhythm in my fists.”
From Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
“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
“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
“Presenting Princess Elsa of Arendelle!”
From Jen Calonita's Conceal, Don't Feel
“Flying from Chicago to Boston by myself hasn’t been as big a deal as my dad said it was going to be.”
From Andrew Clements' The Friendship War
“Until she met the exploding statue, Annabeth thought she was prepared for anything.”
From Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena
“Phoenix woke up early and decided to go look for some food.”
From Tor Seidler's Oh, Rats!
“My leg jiggled up and down.”
From Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address
“There were big days and there were small days and there were bad days and there were good days and I suppose I could pick any one of ‘em for my ‘once upon a time.’”
From Dan Gemeinhart’s The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
“Owen wanted to scream at the horror before him.”
From James Riley's Story Thieves
“The late bus dropped Jared Grace at the bottom of his street.”
From Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black's The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Seeing Stone
“Ba-room, ba-room, ba-room, baripity, baripity, baripity, baripity–Good.”
From Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia
First Sentence of a New World 