Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“This is Masters of the Mind.” (Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack p. 19, PB)
“Let me put that away for you” she said. She took the heavy book from me, and set it on the top shelf.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 129 HB)
“It’s been thirty years since that day, and I’m proud to announce that I haven’t bent a penny out of anyone.” (The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman p. 104)
“There was only orange juice in the fridge.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p.1, PB)
“I wondered for a second if this was one of Olivia’s tricks. I looked over at her window again, but her entire house was dark and still.” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball
p. 6 HB)
“Things could have been worse, I guess. Nobody spoke to me except when you wished me a good morning. I’d expected some smart remarks, some white kids ordering me around.”
(Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 53, HB)
“He removed his towel to reveal his suit: a tiny, tight fitting Speedo. He heard the crowd behind him gasp. He could hear some of the boys laughing and could sense the girls pointing, (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 210, HB)
“I’m not a big fairy-tale fan. Mostly because I always wonder about the after part of happily ever after. Like in “The Three Little Pigs.” What happened after the third pig cooked the wolf in the pot? Did he hold a funeral and let the wolf’s friends know? Or with “Cinderella”. Sure, she got the prince, but what about the stepsisters? They were still her family. Did she have to see them at Thanksgiving dinner? Talk about awkward.” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm p.75 HB)
“It was like watching King Kong take over the hallway, and I was surprised he didn’t have a school bus full of screaming kids in one hand and a freaked-out librarian in the other.” (Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack p 5, PB)
“We like plastic flamingos. We think they are the highest and finest art from that EARTH has achieved.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 72, PB)
“A retired librarian, Mrs. Jones is a real stickler for words. I started saying with her after school when I was younger, and she read to me a lot - adventure books were my favorite. She won’t allow a TV in her trailer because she thinks it’s a bad influence. Her book shelves are running over because the new librarian gives her “retired” books.” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p. 3)
“Why is there a dragon here? Nobody mentioned a dragon!” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy p. 222 HB)
“‘Well people have cats because… Actually I don’t like cats, and I have no idea why we even have one’.” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball
p. 22 HB)
“The odd thing was the beam of light that came out of the disc-a glittery, shimmery beam of light that was visible even in the daylight.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 12, PB)
“I wasn’t as scary as you! The leaves were moving and you were making noise, Why did you say ‘go away’?” (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 20, HB)
“What did the note mean? CHOOSE TO LIVE, CHOOSE TO LOVE?” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 132 HB)
“Olivia was so taken aback by my backpack’s sudden ability to speak, she shrieked, stumbled backward and fell awkwardly over a mop bucket on wheels.” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball p. 87 HB)
“ ‘Average people just give up at the obstacles we face every day. Scientists fail again and again and again. Sometimes for our whole lives. But we don’t give up, because we want to solve the puzzle.’.” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
p. 47 HB)
“Things are OK. The food is so-so here, too. Except I got four stupid half-brothers!! I got a room of my own, but I have to study a lot and do chores. Let me know what that lawyer says, OK? You think maybe you’ll be count by Xmas? I can hardly wait to see you, too.” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p. 84)
“I wasn’t known for my knowledge of rare metals, or anything having to do with science for that matter.” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball P. 95 HB)
“But just because someone is mean to her doesn’t give her the right to be mean to other people.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 183 HB)
“There was a rushing wind, and the balloon jerked me up into the air, high above the splurting lava.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 42, PB)
“Remember that while others can help, in great part we mold ourselves.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 71 HB)
“Suddenly my dad started laughing, like I had just done the most amazing card trick in history. My mom started clapping with excitement. Taylor just held his face in his hands. ‘Why on earth would you want that?’ my mom asked excitedly. ‘Just curious, I guess,’ I said. ‘About science and stuff.’ ” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball
P. 135)
“Suddenly, I could taste the worst sour milk imaginable. Not just a few days old, but a few weeks old – the kind of spoiled, curdled milk with the big, slimy, gray blobs in it.” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball
p. 55, HB)
“Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” (Pie by Sarah Weeks p. 156 HB)
“Being twelve is (unfortunately) just like being eleven.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 71 HB)
“Because, according to my calculations, if the same object from two different times touches itself, one of two things will happen.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 51, PB)
“After dinner on Friday night, Dad put on his Bellows jersey.” (Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C.
Mack P. 26, PB)
“And then I look around for my grandfather. He’s slumped in a chair on the side of the room, his head nodding into his chest. Fast asleep. Like an old man.” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm P. 130 HB)
“At the word BREAKFAST all the wumpires looked very excited.”( Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 63, PB)
“I am garbage.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p.161 HB)
“I lifted the white tablecloth at Jade Palace, smiling at the sight of my Nikes. “ (Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack pg. 101, PB)
“ ‘How many candles will you have on your cake this year?’ I ask my grandfather. ‘What?’ he asks. ‘For your birthday. Because of the T. melvinus,’ I explain. “Will you have seventy-seven candles or, like, fourteen?’ My grandfather blinks and then says, ‘I don’t believe in birthdays.’ ” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm p. 134 HB)
“ I believe a family is a family no matter if you have two people or ten, no matter if your raised by a mama or a grandpa. “(A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd p. 111, PB)
“This room was about Dad and me. Together.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 129 HB)
“Now I can skip town without feeling like I deserted her. And I’m positive that her shingles rash will clear up as soon as she gets her case of nerves under control.” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p. 221)
“Along with my soggy cookies and Jason’s scorched brownies, we had small bowls of something definitely not solid and not quite liquid…” (Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack p. 109, PB)
“For my parents, costumes are no big thing. It’s part of their job, like a uniform.
But I think what you wear on Halloween is important. It says something about you – who you are and what you want to be. There’s got to be a reason why so many girls go around dressed as princesses and witches” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
p.125 HB)
“I put my once-upon-a-time bike into the metal rack holding four others so new the paint isn’t even chipped. I eye those bikes a good long time, and then I hear another whisper, one that comes from inside my head. What did happen to the money for a new bicycle?” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p.31)
The beating I took at the order of Mr. Feagas was nothing to what he and the law would do to three black boys causing trouble. (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts
p. 124, HB)
“It’s March 14th, so three-fourteen, like three point one four, which is Pi. On my math team we celebrate it every year. “We celebrate it in school,” Wesley said. “We sit around in a circle and eat pies.” “Mmmm.” (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 42, HB)
“I bury my head in the Triple A maps, calculating mileage between Clearview and Laredo. I’m glad now that FJ marked all the highways with yellow highlighter because it means I don’t have to do any navigating on my own.” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p. 127)
“‘My goose is cooked here, Amp. I’ve painted myself into a corner. I’m hanging by a thread. You get that, right?’ ‘Something about your goose hanging in a corner,’ he said with a helpless look on his face. ‘I’m still trying to figure out the pickle thing.’ ” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball p.76, HB)
“Prince Charming is afraid of old ladies. Didn’t know that, did you?” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy p. 1 HB)
“ ‘Still, those stories could use some romance”, my mom points out.
“There’s lots of romance,” I insist. She looks confused. “Really? Who are they in love with?”
“Possibility’.” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm p.120, HB)
“But he knew … that when a new dog came, that dog would go away again. (White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan p. 35, HB).
“Mr. Puffin laughs. “Sounds like the boy needs a break from all that studying.” He shakes his head, looking unsure. “You’d have to figure out a way to carry it.” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p.109)
“I think about that amount of money: $28,800.00. That’s a fortune for twenty minutes work.” (Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart p. 71 PB)
“I was dirty and unkempt for years. I was always covered in soot and cinders from cleaning the fireplace, so at least I see where he got the name from.” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy p. 19 HB)
“Why can’t a boy be nice to me all the time and forget about the unfortunate hula hoop incident once and for all?”( Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart p. 97 PB)
“ Were we two objects in motion, hurtling through space, and then an external force – middle school, volleyball, life – hit us?” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm p. 106, HB)
“His own father wouldn’t look at him” (The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman p. 95)
“’So anyway, she is a hard worker on a farm that needs hard work, and a survivor, since she made it on her own after she got dumped by whoever owned her, and I wrote in my assignment that she is the being I most admire. Mrs. Warren didn’t even put a grade on my paper. She gave it back and said, “You can’t write about any dog.” (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 8 HB)
Once he’d signed up he didn’t back down. Not when David pulled him aside at dinner and asked him to confirm his choice on the sign-up sheet, and not when he was the only boy in the “Try new hairstyles’ room. (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 110, HB)
“For the first time, his thoughts turned to the terrible state of his own health – drawn and pale, gaunt and anxious. And who knew what was causing it all?” (The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman p. 188)
“I guess I fall asleep eventually, because when I open my eyes, sun streams into my room, bouncing off bright yellow walls. I need to quit waiting for someone else to do it and paint my room a less obnoxious color.” (Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart
p. 103 PB)
“I’ve told you just about everything there is to tell, I think. My scar is sizable, I suppose. People do stare. And it aches plenty when the weather socks in. Mama calls me Moon Child, because the scar is shaped like a crescent moon.” (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 16, HB)
Look,” he says. “I know you’re disappointed - and hurt. You have every right to be, but that’s part of life. You have to learn to deal with it. That’s what being an adult is all about remember our talk about responsibility?” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p. 240)
“Liam was flabbergasted. “I work for the people, he said. “I offer my services wherever I’m needed.” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy 79 HB)
“Daddy has not found a home for Lena. It may be a secret to everyone, even to Daddy, but I think he loves Lena. I have started reading poetry to her, and Lena spouts it back. (White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan p.111, HB)
“Every teacher hopes she has touched every student in special ways, but she has to believe that there is one who is going to go on to light up the world.” (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 183, HB)
“But this wasn’t just someone at school, this was his new brother- the brother he’d been hoping for forever – thinking he was like Paul or Margie.” (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 18, HB)
“The notion of setting them on a course designed to murder them – on purpose – was unimaginably terrifying.” (The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman p. 191)
“Rapunzel let down her hair for him, but was confused to see Gustav reenter her prison room alone” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy p. 34 HB)
“Midnight Gulch was full of fog and rain, and even though the fog looked pretty billowing out the mountains and over the roads, driving through tat mess can make a person nervous.” (A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd p. 65, PB)