From Eion Colfer’s Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
“The J. Argon Clinic was not a state hospital.”
“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
“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
“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
“Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16th-17th September–a Thursday.”
From Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
“Emily Harlow wasn’t convinced that her sock drawer sparked joy.”
From Hallie Ephron's Careful What You Wish For
“The first thing I ate after my asthma attack was a crumpet.”
From Laura Dockrill’s My Ideal Boyfriend Is a Croissant
“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
“Describe a significant event in your life and how it has influenced you.”
From Elizabeth Eulberg’s Past Perfect Life
“Astrid awoke to find her bedroom was filled with a strange, warm light.”
From Alexander Yates' How We Became Wicked
“Jared Grace took a red shirt, turned it inside out, and put it on backward.”
From Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black's The Spiderwick Chronicles: Lucinda's Secret
“The dog stilled in his morning walk, watching as a seagull soared overhead.”
From Tom Sullivan’s Alive Day
“Owen wanted to scream at the horror before him.”
From James Riley's Story Thieves
“My face is mashed sideways against the trunk of a police cruiser when Kate dies for the third time.”
From Justin A. Reynolds' Opposite of Always
First Sentence of a New World 