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Garcia/Delacruz Team
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His governess was Miss Lumpton. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He was being sent to live with a cousin of his fathers. | Flight of the Phoenix |
This book is set in 1928. | Flight of the Phoenix |
Batting-at-the-Flies in North County. | Flight of the Phoenix |
The airship Italia crashed on the ice near the North Pole. | Flight of the Phoenix |
She was left a tidy sum in his parents' will. | Flight of the Phoenix |
Cornelius is a dodo. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He could join his parents when his sense of adventure developed. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He always carried his sketchbook with him. | Flight of the Phoenix |
P.A. stood for Philomena Augusta. | Flight of the Phoenix |
Maps covered the walls like wallpaper. | Flight of the Phoenix |
The kitchen and the rest of the house were jumbled and cluttered. | Flight of the Phoenix |
She fed him stew and a thick slice of buttered bread. | Flight of the Phoenix |
A beastologist studies unusual beasts. | Flight of the Phoenix |
The continents were all the wrong shape and size and there weren't enough oceans. | Flight of the Phoenix |
The water closet is at the north end of the hall. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He opened the suitcase and found women's clothing. | Flight of the Phoenix |
His father had a mustache and his mother had a beauty mark. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He carried his things in a rucksack. | Flight of the Phoenix |
Goggles. To keep the bugs and dust out. | Flight of the Phoenix |
"Mites", he silently mouthed. | Flight of the Phoenix |
Sopwith Platypus | Flight of the Phoenix |
He was torn between excitement and terror as they climbed higher and higher into the air. | Flight of the Phoenix |
"Halloo! We're here to refuel." | Flight of the Phoenix |
The smell of petrol filled the air. | Flight of the Phoenix |
His body hugged the side of the plane as he scooched his way forward. | Flight of the Phoenix |
It was about the size of a kitten, but sort of human shaped. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He was terrified of bats. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He felt a sharp pang of guilt. He knew all about being alone in the world. | Flight of the Phoenix |
Her name was Greasle. | Flight of the Phoenix |
They were standing in front of two camels piled high with supplies. | Flight of the Phoenix |
What are Bedouin? | Flight of the Phoenix |
It spit a nasty glob on his chest. | Flight of the Phoenix |
"Hut, hut, hut," she cried. | Flight of the Phoenix |
Sir Mungo became obsessed with Marco Polo's travels. | Flight of the Phoenix |
The Geographica | Flight of the Phoenix |
Not wanting all our work to be lost, we write letters to record our findings. | Flight of the Phoenix |
"I think I hate camels," he wheezed. | Flight of the Phoenix |
The dried goat meat tasted like salty leather. | Flight of the Phoenix |
I would protect the book with my life. | Flight of the Phoenix |
The nest must be protected from the wind. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He looked at her big, round eyes, her bat like ears, and her sharp little teeth. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He stood transfixed as the brilliant red and gold bird approached. | Flight of the Phoenix |
There really were magical beasts in this world. | Flight of the Phoenix |
"Are you a Turk?" | Flight of the Phoenix |
"I ask that you grant me hospitality." | Flight of the Phoenix |
He used Shabiib's saddle as a step stool. | Flight of the Phoenix |
"I won't let the fire go out. I promise." | Flight of the Phoenix |
He instructed her to pinch him every time he started to fall asleep. | Flight of the Phoenix |
When she was close enough, she raised her hands and gripped the tree trunk. | Flight of the Phoenix |
"So, what's a jinni then?" | Flight of the Phoenix |
She gripped the stranger's hand and sank her sharp little teeth into it. | Flight of the Phoenix |
The intruder had bushy ginger colored hair. | Flight of the Phoenix |
If hope and joy had a sound, it would be just like that. | Flight of the Phoenix |
His exhaustion and discouragement were burned away, leaving only his possibilities behind. | Flight of the Phoenix |
We need to make a quick trip to visit the wyverns. | Flight of the Phoenix |
She gave him a compass. | Flight of the Phoenix |
He'd been comforted only when they promised to send for him on his eighth birthday p.3 | Flight of the Phoenix |
B-but…you're a dod! P. 16 | Flight of the Phoenix |
No, it was an airplane, he finally realized p. 21 | Flight of the Phoenix |
It happens only once very five hundred years. P. 29 | Flight of the Phoenix |
Goggles. To keep the bugs and dust out. P. 33 | Flight of the Phoenix |
Will this thing really fly? P. 34 | Flight of the Phoenix |
Goulash they called it. P. 42 | Flight of the Phoenix |
His body hugged the side of the plane as he scooched his way forward. P. 44 | Flight of the Phoenix |
It was covered with engine oil and gear grease. Pl 47 | Flight of the Phoenix |
Then the real adventure will begin. P. 54 | Flight of the Phoenix |
I'll stay in the pack nice and quiet like p. 57 | Flight of the Phoenix |
The camel had big liquid eyes with long lashes. P. 59 | Flight of the Phoenix |
He called it Geographica, A map of the world p. 63 | Flight of the Phoenix |
No. Only Miss Lumpton got letters. And only once a month. P. 66 | Flight of the Phoenix |
She's not a true beast. She's just a pest. P. 70 | Flight of the Phoenix |
the secret to a phoenix hatching is to be sure the pile of ash never grows cold. P. 72 | Flight of the Phoenix |
The notes were pure and lovely, but haunting as well, as if sadness might be just around the corner. P. 75 | Flight of the Phoenix |
There was a flash of green flame just before the fire died out. P. 78 | Flight of the Phoenix |
Yes, I really must insist that I stay. P. 80 | Flight of the Phoenix |
Very well, then. I ask that you grant me hospitality. P. 80 | Flight of the Phoenix |
she know how to take care of herself. The mean ones usually do. P. 84 | Flight of the Phoenix |
ain't nothing but a bunch of ashes and twigs. P. 85 | Flight of the Phoenix |
Keep the ash in the newst warm, protect from cold and wind, add additional fuel. P. 87 | Flight of the Phoenix |
It was too bad the palm fronds didn't grow straight up, like a wall. P. 89 | Flight of the Phoenix |
He was just drifting off to sleep when he heard voices. P. 92 | Flight of the Phoenix |
He'd instructed her to pinch him every time he started to fall asleep. P.95 | Flight of the Phoenix |
With last flurry of giggles, they left the tent. P. 98 | Flight of the Phoenix |
Wait! Don't! P. 99 | Flight of the Phoenix |
A jinni! You command a jinni? | Flight of the Phoenix |
the he heard it. A faint ripping sound. That was what awakened him p. 106 | Flight of the Phoenix |
It glowed bright red now and was definitely a lump. P0. 112 | Flight of the Phoenix |
As he stared at the egg in his hand, a plan began to from. P. 116 | Flight of the Phoenix |
His words were cut off as an iron grip took ahold of his collar and hauled him to his feet. P. 124 | Flight of the Phoenix |
You offer me a rock? P. 125 | Flight of the Phoenix |
By turning this page and the pages that follow… | Dying to Meet You |
Is it true that you rent houses for the summer? | Dying to Meet You |
They're as bad as annoying children. | Dying to Meet You |
I happen to write books fro children | Dying to Meet You |
That doesn't mean I want to see or hear the little monsters when I'm trying to work. | Dying to Meet You |
I didn't even know you were still alive! | Dying to Meet You |
We never want our clients to be disappointed or surprised. | Dying to Meet You |
But I hardly see how that's any of your business. | Dying to Meet You |
Oh, it's a long, silly story! | Dying to Meet You |
There's no need for you to be rude to our new guest. | Dying to Meet You |
That's a lot of hogwash! | Dying to Meet You |
They are spending the summer on a tour of Europe…. | Dying to Meet You |
A young boy is living on the third floor. | Dying to Meet You |
The entire house is arranged in this same higgledy-piggledy style. | Dying to Meet You |
I am highly allergic to cats. | Dying to Meet You |
You've gotten me into a fine pickle now. | Dying to Meet You |
I don't even like children. And I despise cats. | Dying to Meet You |
Just get me out of this backwater dump - NOW. | Dying to Meet You |
Your bad investments and lavish lifestyle have made you a very poor man. | Dying to Meet You |
Rule 2: You will stay out of my bedroom and bathroom at all times. | Dying to Meet You |
You will not play old man music on the stereo. | Dying to Meet You |
I suspect someone in this house has been stealing library books again. | Dying to Meet You |
Only because he pays you. | Dying to Meet You |
If you must play the piano, do so in the afternoon, when I take my daily walk. | Dying to Meet You |
Now, I am aware that children have a strange fascination with the macabre. | Dying to Meet You |
their son clearly needs professional help. | Dying to Meet You |
Your staggering unwillingness to be of assistance is matched only by your stultifying ignorance. | Dying to Meet You |
You little twit. | Dying to Meet You |
I'm writing this from the hospital. | Dying to Meet You |
This whole situation is completely preposterous. | Dying to Meet You |
You fell asleep at your computer. | Dying to Meet You |
Therein lies our CONFLICT, which is at the heart of any good story. | Dying to Meet You |
Let's just have a lovely dinner on Saturday night, shall we? | Dying to Meet You |
Now, scoot over, dear, I write better when I'm sitting down. | Dying to Meet You |
Good luck in Paris and in Life. | Dying to Meet You |
He stood in front of the portrait, studying it, until a mouse scurried across his shoe. | Dying to Meet You |
That, is and accident waiting to happen. | Dying to Meet You |
This trick fork actually scooped food from the plate and raised it approximately 12 inches. | Dying to Meet You |
Stupid cat cost me a fortune. | Dying to Meet You |
Stop!!! PLE3A | E ST |
E ST | |
&OP TI*CK&&LING ME!!! | Dying to Meet You |
I'm planning a lovely picnic dinner for Saturday night. | Dying to Meet You |
I'm not sure who will get top billing. | Dying to Meet You |
But we all knew he was in a slump. | Dying to Meet You |
Fortunately, I keep a private investigator on my payroll for situations like these. | Dying to Meet You |
I was miserable, and I was making everyone around me miserable. | Dying to Meet You |
Finally, I have discovered what true art is! | Dying to Meet You |
Not much intel to report yet. | Dying to Meet You |
Whatta dump. | Dying to Meet You |
Oh yeah, there's also a pond on the west side of the property with a few ducks paddling around. | Dying to Meet You |
Didn't realize how old and flabby he'd gotten. | Dying to Meet You |
I can see him with binoculars. | Dying to Meet You |
I'm sorry. I can be an insensitive clod. | Dying to Meet You |
You're not old and I'm not handsome. | Dying to Meet You |
Dang, this means we're on our own for dinner. | Dying to Meet You |
Of course you can see my curlers. | Dying to Meet You |
I'll always return what I borrow. (Well, mostly.) | Dying to Meet You |
An apple just fell from the tree directly into the basket. | Dying to Meet You |
Self-propelled newspapers are delivering themselves down the street. | Dying to Meet You |
I am writing to inform you that I have decided to terminate my professional relationship with your client… | Dying to Meet You |
Their 11 year old son and his cat, Shadow | Dying to Meet You |
She died 97 years before the story opens. | Dying to Meet You |
I happen to write books for children. | Dying to Meet You |
I read all the Ghost Tamer Books when I was a little girl. | Dying to Meet You |
Victorian Lady; 32 1/2-room mansion; 43 Old Cemetery Road | Dying to Meet You |
Send a rental contract to my attorney, E. Gadds. | Dying to Meet You |
There's no reason for you to be rude to our new guest. | Dying to Meet You |
"Your Secrets are Our Business" | Dying to Meet You |
"Only Fools (and Children) Believe in Ghosts." | Dying to Meet You |
A young boy is living on the third floor. | Dying to Meet You |
I am highly allergic to cats. | Dying to Meet You |
Yours with a handkerchief held to my nose. | Dying to Meet You |
Just get me out of this backwater dump. | Dying to Meet You |
Specializing in Mysteries, Mayhem & the Macabre | Dying to Meet You |
That doesn't mean I want to see or hear the little monsters | Dying to Meet You |
I didn't even know you were still alive. | Dying to Meet You |
London Flat: Located near theatres | Dying to Meet You |
Need a House? Call Anita Sale | Dying to Meet You |
A dumbwaiter is a small elevator used to move food and drink | Dying to Meet You |
Rule 2: You will stay out of my bedroom and bathroom at all times. | Dying to Meet You |
Rule 8: You will not play old man music on the stereo | Dying to Meet You |
Her name's Olive and she lives in the cupola. | Dying to Meet You |
The sound of your fingers banging on the keys makes my head throb. | Dying to Meet You |
I hope it's not unlucky to write the 13th book in a series. | Dying to Meet You |
Only illiterate imbeciles such as yourself believe in black magic. | Dying to Meet You |
Nobody relished the anticipation of a good meal like Bartholomew Brown. | Dying to Meet You |
If you lay one hand on that boy, you will regret it. | Dying to Meet You |
I hadn't realized how dangerous a chandelier could be. | Dying to Meet You |
Apologies in advance if I awaken you by shooting a few firecrackers off the roof. | Dying to Meet You |
Books back but now chicken missin' | Dying to Meet You |
No one had eaten the chicken, including the family dog, Mort. | Dying to Meet You |
Grumply continues to refuse requests for interviews with The Ghastly Times | Dying to Meet You |
Home of Mr. Poe, the 197-year-old giant tortoise | Dying to Meet You |
Bad Luck Follows Hopes on Lecture Tour | Dying to Meet You |
The kid had somehow rigged up a fork that raised and lowered itself | Dying to Meet You |
The incorrigible brat is downstairs banging on the piano again. | Dying to Meet You |
How did you know that Nadia called me Iggy? | Dying to Meet You |
He's cutting Mrs. McCorpse's yard. | Dying to Meet You |
Please meet us at eight o'clock at my grave. | Dying to Meet You |
The boy is going to illustrate our book. | Dying to Meet You |
Return to sender/occupant has left for the summer. | Dying to Meet You |
Beans, who hails from New Jersey, says he'll'' be in town a few weeks. | Dying to Meet You |
Free books for those with a library card | Dying to Meet You |
If a buyer can't be found, Spence Mansion might be leveled. | Dying to Meet You |
I should've dropped THREE chandeliers on his head | Dying to Meet You |
I don't know how you intend to buy my mansion with only $67.50. | Dying to Meet You |
I can see the curlers in your hair. | Dying to Meet You |
Hungarian Cookbook Back, but Tart Tomes Taken | Dying to Meet You |
I'm just trying to warn you. | Dying to Meet You |
Elegant Estates, Historic Homes, Classic Cottages | Dying to Meet You |
Enclosed is a brochure. I would be happy to arrange a tour of the properties. | Dying to Meet You |
Remit full payment for the summer. | Dying to Meet You |
Return to sender-occupant has left for the summer. | Dying to Meet You |
"The dang thing keeps disappearing for the cooling rack. | Dying to Meet You |
A dozen children's books are missing from the library. | Dying to Meet You |
The entire house is arranged in this higgledy-piggledy style, | Dying to Meet You |
The cat must be removed. | Dying to Meet You |
The clause said, whoever rents the house was to care for the boy and the cat. | Dying to Meet You |
A letter to my lawyer will clear up the situation with unwanted housemates | Dying to Meet You |
The "faintest whisper of paint" is holding this house together. | Dying to Meet You |
Your bad investments and lavish lifestyle has made you a very poor man. | Dying to Meet You |
The second floor of the house was off limits for the entire summer. | Dying to Meet You |
I will eat what I want to eat and when to eat. | Dying to Meet You |
She lives in the cupola and is my best friend, sometimes she steals library books. | Dying to Meet You |
He said" this face could wake the dead" of a picture of a grim-faced woman | Dying to Meet You |
He plans on buying the house himself | Dying to Meet You |
Only illiterates believe in black magic and unlucky numbers | Dying to Meet You |
The house was old and creaky…… | Dying to Meet You |
Your book is boring….I read it while you were on a walk | Dying to Meet You |
A crystal chandelier cam crashing down from the ceiling. | Dying to Meet You |
The shards of glass punctured my Italian slippers. | Dying to Meet You |
Being invisible is frightfully inconvenient, but it does have its drawbacks. | Dying to Meet You |
Chicken paprikash-eight o'clock sharp-proper attire, please. | Dying to Meet You |
The settings and relationships must change. | Dying to Meet You |
The character is to flat, too stiff and completely unbelievable. | Dying to Meet You |
Fireworks for the roof! | Dying to Meet You |
Five jars of paprika, now they are all gone…. And a chicken went missing. | Dying to Meet You |
The new book will be out by Halloween | Dying to Meet You |
The Hopes have reduced the price on their home due to poor lecture turnouts. | Dying to Meet You |
The fork lowered and raised itself from the plate. | Dying to Meet You |
What a clever trick---the food disappeared into thin air when the fork was raised. | Dying to Meet You |
The food gimmick will be used somewhere in the book I am writing. | Dying to Meet You |
You win, tell me what to do to get you to leave me alone! | Dying to Meet You |
OUR book??? Since when are WE writing a book??? | Dying to Meet You |
You HATE liver and green peppers! | Dying to Meet You |
The Siamese cat liked caviar flavored cat food and a diamond and emerald studded collar. | Dying to Meet You |
His parents thought he was lying because they couldn't see her. | Dying to Meet You |
His parents thought he would be an embarrassment to them and their academic research. | Dying to Meet You |
Eight o'clock on the dot---I'll bring dinner, you bring a present. | Dying to Meet You |
It's been 109 years since she had been on a date. | Dying to Meet You |
Bring your sketchpad on Saturday night. | Dying to Meet You |
A ferocious wind swept the manuscript away. | Dying to Meet You |
He's wigging out---that's all there is to it! | Dying to Meet You |
He suffered from writer's block and financial problems. | Dying to Meet You |
Reader's can't know their favorite author is "nuttier than peanut brittle"! | Dying to Meet You |
She had the most rejection slips according to the Guinness Book of World Records. | Dying to Meet You |
It's impossible to write when you are selfish and crabby. | Dying to Meet You |
He turned a cartwheel and said he felt 20 years younger. | Dying to Meet You |
Demolitions is not out of the question. | Dying to Meet You |
Free books for those with a library card. | Dying to Meet You |
The house has a pond on the side with a few ducks paddling around. | Dying to Meet You |
If you cook tonight, I'll make dinner tomorrow. | Dying to Meet You |
What about a game of checkers after dinner? | Dying to Meet You |
The table is set for four---dinner is grilled cheese sandwiches. | Dying to Meet You |
There is no wind, but the creaky old swing on the porch keeps moving. | Dying to Meet You |
My hair is in curlers. | Dying to Meet You |
The apples in the back yard will taste good in apple tarts, if I can find a recipe at the library. | Dying to Meet You |
The book was due today, he must have missed his deadline. | Dying to Meet You |
Your secrets are well kept with this newspaper. | Dying to Meet You |
The apples are going into a basket, as if someone is picking them. | Dying to Meet You |
The newspapers are being self-propelled to the houses on the street. | Dying to Meet You |
He lost his publisher, attorney and landlord all at one time. | Dying to Meet You |
I want to try again, will you write the book with me? | Dying to Meet You |
Didn't anyone ever tell not it is rude to stare? | Dying to Meet You |
The buyer of the house is an occupant of the house. Please cancel the demolition. | Dying to Meet You |
We'll convert the money you made over the summer to Euros when we return to Europe. | Dying to Meet You |
I agree that you are not cut out to be parents. | Dying to Meet You |
The book is music to my ears, music to my ears I tell you. | Dying to Meet You |
You'll feel better about yourself if you pay off all your bills. | Dying to Meet You |
The 3rd floor should be turned into an artist studio. | Dying to Meet You |
Be kind to each other, remember other people and their feelings are as real as you are. | Dying to Meet You |
It's our feelings that make us real. | Dying to Meet You |
I FEEL---I really mean it. | Dying to Meet You |
It's nice to be wanted. | Dying to Meet You |
"Every ending is really a beginning" | Dying to Meet You |
His dad is not a superhero, but has read practically everything written about them. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
"I am sort of nearly almost medium... when I stand on tiptoe and stretch at the same time" | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Having a girl for a desk buddy is even worse that not being able to talk at school. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He has so-so performance anxiety disorder. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
"If you live in Concord, Massachusetts it is hard not to like history." | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Now he is only Firecracker Man on weekends and holidays. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
"I do not know if Jules is a girl or a boy." | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
"I am as silent as a side of beef" | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
If only there were volcanoes it would be the most exciting place in the world. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
The school had to close for two and a half weeks due to the epidemic. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His dad is a great reader for his age, which could be fifty or one hundred. It's hard to tell. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Rule number 1 for being gentlemen is no hitting, especially girls. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His dad had a Johnny Astro. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
One of the things in his kit is garlic to keep vampires and teachers away. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
During show and tell the students compared chicken pox scabs. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He thinks you should wear a mask to meet your new teacher, | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His friend warns him not to eat anything his piano teacher gives him. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He is not afraid of anything that explodes. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His dad showed him how to make a carved stick. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
"You look like a duck hanging in a Chinatown window" | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
She only had three fingers. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
She was surprised he knew some Shakespeare. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
If there was no school I would dig holes all day and play catch with my gunggung. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Now that he can read he needs to add emergency plans to his kit. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Gunggung showed them different baseball pitches. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
There are six things the main character wants you to know about him. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
It sounded like something friends say to each other. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Flea wrote a book about how he talks with his eyes. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
They called their car Louise. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He pretended to be sick, but his dad told him he'd be okay. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His voice works at home, the car and even the school bus, but he has never spoken at school. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Everyone keeps telling him to be a gentleman. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His dad decided he should take piano lessons. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
A character in this book has a PDK- Personal Disaster Kit. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
She made a giant volcano in her yard. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His mom brought out a special treat, two-thousand year old dragon's beard candy. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
When he gets to school he can't think, read, smile, sing or even talk. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Calvin digs better than anybody. He is a regular backhoe. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He got the pieces back, but some were broken. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He stands up for himself and tells the gang he doesn't want to do those things. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His brother is reading the entire encyclopedia online. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Pinky told him to do things to join the gang. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His friend wears an eye patch and has one leg that is longer than the other. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
You can put anything in the box, but it should be things that are useful in a disaster. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
"I'm sorry it's a weird book and you're a weird girl." | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He gave his brother's baseball cards away. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He loves superheroes like the Green Lantern and Concrete Man. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He tries stretching exercises to make himself taller. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He needs help to make a plan for making friends. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Rule number two of being a gentleman is no cursing or insulting. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
His mom is really super-duper. She is not afraid of heights and can climb a tree in two seconds flat. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He is left hanging upside down from a tree when his family forgets him. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He has to see a psychotherapist for his problems. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
The walls of the classroom were blank except for a picture of Henry David Thoreau and another of the cabin he built. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
There is an actress who dresses up like Louisa May Alcott and gives tours. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
One of the best ways to avoid school is to get sick. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He took his dad's toy without asking. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Some of the kids tried to catch chicken pox from a classmate. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
Their favorite game is Patriot Day. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
There are a lot of problems when joining a gang. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
The Horrific Thing was just his sister. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He decided to be a gentleman for Halloween. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He brought a neighbor's window with a baseball. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
He apologizes for not sticking up for her. | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things |
This book is the first book in the Sherlock Files Series. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Xander had dimples and big dark blue eyes. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
A sister and her younger brother were passing time on the steps of the Dulcey Hotel in London. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Whoever guessed something correctly about a passerby got a point. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Their father had a great job teaching music and composing. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Miss Rose's School of Dance offered classes, private lessons and consultations. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
When Xander finished his Pee Wee Soccer practice, he'd show her how to look for clues. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
She heard him mutter, "It fades fast." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Ask for a saucer of milk for your snake. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Illustrious means 'famous,' right? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
And what's a plooman's lunch? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
So a shandy is a mixture of lemon soda and beer? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
She pushed back her chair and flew after the two figures as they disappeared through a curtain at the back of the room. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Aside from being an excellent long-distance runner and having a black belt in karate, Xena was an expert rock climber. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Most people said she climbed like a cat, but Xander thought she looked more like a spider. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Or else someone wants this to look like a storeroom, but it isn't. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Xena knew better than to interrupt him when he was thinking, but she was getting more and more anxious. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The Baker Street Irregulars | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
221B Baker Street | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
You dropped that paper into my sister's hand at the hotel! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The doorman at your hotel is one of us. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
If there was anything she couldn't resist, it was an old book. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Somehow they knew that this book was going to change their lives. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Nigel Batheson | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Girl in a Purple Hat | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Wouldn't it be awesome if we could find that painting? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Let's make a plan. Go on, you know you're dying to make a list! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
His wife decided to sell some of his paintings. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
I think he had agoraphobia | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Their father called her a bulldog. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
People walked under umbrellas, wearing raincoats and boots. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He did most of his painting in Taynesbury. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
It's in Hertfordshire. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Xander took the cell phone out of its shrink-wrap and read the manual. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
It was made of reddish brown stone, with windows that reached at least ten feet high. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
As it tweedled out "Yankee Doodle," a woman placing a bouquet of flowers on a grave glanced at them curiously. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Number 76, Lilac Lane | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The Willows. What does that mean? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Are you Mrs. Emerson? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
A Border collie ran out of a house and barked at them. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The blitz, during the Second World War. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
There's a gravestone in the churchyard that says she was Nigel's daughter. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
But he didn't have any daughters, did he? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
If we don't work together we're never going to solve this case in time for the Batheson exhibit! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
A little girl with golden curls, a purple hat, and a long gray coat. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Even an international school requires uniforms. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
My mum's from South Africa, and my parents want me to go to school with kids from other places. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
They were both put in the beginning Spanish class, which was taught by a young woman from Paraguay. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
In England, a subway is a passage under a busy street. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Their search for the girl in the purple hat would have to wait. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He made the soccer team because only three boys tried out and Coach Craig had to take him. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
A fierce sea serpent seemed was cooler than a dorky giraffe. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The Knuckers wore bright green jerseys bearing the image of two scaly sea serpents, one blue, one yellow, battling on top of a gray shield. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
People stared at her as she splashed through puddles and dodged around lampposts. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Don't mind her. She's a bit overprotective of the gallery. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Read Batheson's letters. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
And is that Miss Selden with our tea? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The letters! They're on microfilm. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Robert had a thing for putting toad in beds. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The girl in the Batheson painting didn't necessarily look like the model who posed for it either. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Whenever you see people on TV at something like this, they're always wearing black. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
A man with so many piercings in his ears, nose, lips and eyebrows that he looked like a porcupine. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He made frames out of wood and then they were covered in gold leaf - really thin sheets of gold. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Her mother called this talent her cloak of invisibility. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Birth years of most of the relatives had been penciled in. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
There were no daughters, no female cousins, not even an aunt who would have been a young girl when it was done. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
But Robert was born in 1894. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
That would have made him eight when the painting was made! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
How does knowing who modeled for it help us figure out who stole it? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
When he put it on, the picture of him in his daisy costume fell out of a pocket. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
I solved the case! I solved the case! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
I'll bet his brothers made fun of him about it for years! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
We have to find out where Robert went to boarding school. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
And finally there was that doodle of a dragon. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Holding a magnifying glass, they could see not one dragon with its tail in its mouth, but two separate creatures. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
They were taking a bus to the school that their school was playing in soccer. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Worthington School for Boys | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Into her backpack she shoved the latest box of gadgets from the testing company. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
It looks like the school has been here forever | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Any minute someone could come by an accuse them of trespassing - exactly what they were doing. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
There's got to be some kind of a dorm someplace. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Can't help you there, records were destroyed in a fire. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He also said that the sound of running water in the pipes reminded him of the brook at home. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
No painting. No Narnia either. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
It's like a stud-finder, but instead it locates metal. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Get that speed-reading think going in your brain and tell me what to do. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
What were the penalties for breaking and entering anyway? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
She would have slapped her own forehead for stupidity if she hadn't been worried about the noise. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He saw the corner of the man's mouth twitch as though he was trying not to smile. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Meanwhile the headmaster had opened the longest blade and was running his fingers down the edge of the board in question. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The board popped out. Not even nailed down. Interesting! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Don't damage it! Here, let me take out another board. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The headmaster didn't object as Mr. Nolan popped off a second piece of the paneling with the knife. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
It's like he's looking right at you. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Pax? It means 'peace' in Latin. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Then everyone sang "For they are jolly good fellows!" | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The best part was that they hadn't failed their ancestor | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
An interview with the author was at the end of this book. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
She didn't think it was fair if the weather was going to be cold and gray every day - especially since they had to leave all their friends in warm and sunny Florida. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Nobody could resist those dimples, that smile, those enormous eyes. Even the blond streak in his brown curls seemed charming on a boy. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Her father taught the Game to her when she was in second grade. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Their Grandpa had taught their dad, and Grandpa had learned from his own dad. It was a family legacy, something to be proud of. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Go to The Dancing Men and ask for a saucer of milk for your snake. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Time, as you illustrious ancestor used to say, is of the essence. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He screwed up his face, his eyes closed, and she could tell he was putting his photographic memory to work. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"It's got to be some kind of code…or a password." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
A ploughman's lunch is "a nice piece of bread and some cheese and a pickle. Standard pub fare." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"I thought we'd understand everyone in England because they speak the same language, but English English is confusing." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The waitress returned with two glasses of lemon soda, which she called lemonade. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Aside from being an excellent long-distance runner and having a black belt in karate, she was an expert rock climber. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Most people said she climbed like a cat, but he thought she looked more like a spider. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"You're part of a crime here - two crimes. They're called kidnapping and forced imprisonment." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"I can't believe I'm so bored that I'm watching raindrop races." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
She could go to a museum every day for a week and then wake up the next day and ask to go to another one. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
She looked at her brother. From someplace deep inside her came a sense of family pride she hadn't known she possessed. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"Okay," he said. "Let's make a plan. Go on, you know you're dying to make a list!" | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"Agoraphobia. Fear of open spaces…now generally intended to mean fear of traveling away from familiar surroundings." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He knew that once she set her mind to something, she wouldn't quit. Their father called her a bulldog. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"You're nuts," she said. "Or barmy, as they say here." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He made drawings, sometimes more than a hundred, of each painting. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
She loved Indian food, but who could think about dinner now? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"One point against it right there," his mom said. "What if you don't want someone near you to know the number you're calling?" | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Any food with clotted in its name didn't sound too appetizing, but that didn't stop him from eating the biscuits spread with soft cream until he thought he would burst. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The siblings had never moved before, and they weren't used to being the new kids. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
A large sign proclaimed OUR STUDENTS COME FROM EVERY CONTINENT EXCEPT ANTARCTICA! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
A fierce sea serpent seemed way cooler than a dorky giraffe. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
She must look awful, with her dark hair plastered down, mud splashed on her white school socks, and her navy blazer dripping wet. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Where was her brother and what made him take off like that? | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
What she saw was so unexpected that should couldn't take it all in at once. She closed her eyes and opened them again. It was still there. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
The receptionist was a slender woman with white blond hair and fingernails so long and curved that it must have been impossible for her to dial a phone or type on a keyboard. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
When the girl took off her hat, the golden curls went with it! | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
He husband's reluctance to travel meant that she didn't see her sister very much, so they wrote frequently. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
They found out that in England kids were sent to boarding school at the age of seven. Like Hogwarts. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
"I'm a daisy, I'm born in the spring, I burst from the ground when the birdies sing." | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Robert was the youngest and his big brothers probably teased him. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
They used a metal finder to look behind the wall. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
For a moment all anyone could do was stare. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
Pax means peace in Latin. | The 100-Year-Old Secret |
You have droopy eyebags and a pasty complexion | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
I have to wait until tonight to find out if I'm in trouble | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
Mouth germs...I can feel them crawling around | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
All the kids begged him to be their partner, because he's the scienciest kid in the third grade | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
As soon as we got there, I saw that something was wrong | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
My inside clock keeps perfect time, and so I am never late for anything | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
When I put it on, I could almost feel her soft hands on my head | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
What's on the agenda? | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
Please-pass-the-almonds-excuse-me-thank-you | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
I make sure to remind everybody of what a great idea it would be if our family got a gorilla | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
The worried feeling crawled through my whole body like worms | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
Has Uncle Frank borrowed any of Dad's tools lately? | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
It's a priceless heirloom | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
One way that I am like my fruit name is that I have lots of sections | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
Four is a perfect number for a family | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
Life is always moving too fast and we're never ready | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
I think our project should be about my superpowers | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
Haven't you ever noticed me getting invisible? | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
Fair means everyone gets what they need | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
I did look older than three thousand one hundred and fourteen days | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
How's mushroom soup doing today? | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
The people in my family are known for their extra-hard shinbones | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
I look like a brain sucking alien vampire swamp creature! | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
You can call me Magneto-Girl | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
This is how we roll | Clementine and the Family Meeting |
"Take the kids up to the cane fields!" | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
A curtain of smoke- black and bloody red-surrounded the harbor. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"But he'd never felt more terrified than he did right now, alone and running for his life." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Rat, tat,tat,tat" | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Sand flew into his eyes. And then from behind him, a huge explosion seemed to shatter the world. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
One Day Earlier, December 6, 1941 | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Just look at that view," she said. "Can you believe we live here?" | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
She wanted to get him away from danger and trouble, away from Earl Gasky and his gang. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He paid them a dollar a day to run errands. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He even taught them how to drive one of his cars. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He father had been gone since before he was born. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Because who else was going to look after them?" | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Until one night two months ago." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"It was like a horror movie playing in his mind." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"It's time for us to go," Ma said. "Before something terrible happens to you." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"We're starting out fresh," she said | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
A week later, they were on a train heading to San Francisco. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Felt guilty his friend got hurt. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
A ship called Carmella. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He was used to being on the lookout for people lurking outside their door, waiting to pounce. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
But there was nothing on their porch but a pot of pink flowers, wrapped in a bow. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
The sun felt good on his face, and there was a warm breeze off the ocean. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
They were huge- like skyscrapers turned on their sides. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
She always said yes, and she always happened to have a Thermos of lemonade or hot chocolate with just enough for them. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
She also had a big world map on the wall of her classroom. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"The world has to stop that monster," she told them. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Of course he never cried - he was no sissy. And he'd learn a trick when he was younger. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Lately that cold hard place had grown so big that he felt numb. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
But then he heard commotion in his backyard. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
There was a crash, a strange squeal, and an earsplitting scream. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Was someone in trouble?" | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
What the heck was he doing here all by himself? | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He was grinning like a monkey standing on a mountain of bananas. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"My Puppy!" the kid said. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
It was black, the size of a huge dog, with wiry bristles, a pig's snout, and two huge spiked tusks sprouting right from its face like swords. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Monster!" he said. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Prepare to die!" it seemed to be saying | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
This kid really was crazy! | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
One of the monster's tusks tore through his pant leg. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
The kid was a stitch. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
There were people from all over the world living here- just like in New York City. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"I sorry, Mama" he said in a voice sweeter than a chocolate doughnut. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He wasn't sure if it was possible to keep a wild boar as a pet. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He rolled bandages and found extra blankets for men recovering from surgery. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
There was something about her that reminded him of his teacher- a look in her eyes , like she could read his mind and liked what she saw. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"My son is wanderer. The minute I turn my back, he sneaks away." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
For such a shrimp, the kid was a real muscleman. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Still, there was something nice about it- the white flowers climbing up the walls, the neat vegetable garden planted in front. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
His father was a fisherman out on a three-day trip. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
The food was weird- bowls of rice with fish in a salty sauce-but not so bad, especially the bright orange fruit for dessert. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Flying Fortress" his favorite plane | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He's an artist." 'Fishing is just his job" | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"I wish I could draw "he said | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
His teacher had gotten him a sketchbook and told him to practice, but he never made much progress. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Your mother's very brave, to come all this way to start a new life." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"She's lucky to have a boy like you." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Tears came down his face but he no idea why. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Somehow being here with them, some of that ice inside him had melted. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He lay in bed listening to the morning birds sing outside his window. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
The Carmella was leaving in two hours. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He 'd already figured out his sob story: He was an orphan, trying to get back to New York to be with his cousin Finn. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He might even mention the name Earl Gasky. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
A boy who didn't turn his back on his best friend. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
All night he'd been tossing in bed, feeling torn in two. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Now his plans would really be messed up! | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
The kid wasn't wearing his crazy monkey face. His face looked dead serious. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"Airplanes." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
A buzzing sound, like there was a giant swarm of bees closing in. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
There must be a drill going on. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Sirens began to howl. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He knew something horrible was happening, something beyond his worst nightmares. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"I know somewhere we can go, in case…" | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Somewhere in the middle of that was Hickam. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
The man looked young. He had a white rag tied around his head. He wore goggles. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
His head smashed against the sand. And then he couldn't see anything at all. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He's share a secret for starting a car engine without a key. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"They caught us by surprise," | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Reminded him of a photo he'd seen in Life magazine of a town that had been hit by a tornado. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
It smelled like burned rubber and plastic. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"They destroyed the barracks and the mess hall. Two hangars are gone." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"We need to get out of here!" he shouted to the guards. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
But he understood too. There was nothing they could do. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"It will all be over soon!" | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
They were small and gray, like killer birds. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"You never know when you need to get somewhere quick." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
They needed every spare hand they could find. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
West Virginia, Arizona, Oklahoma and California (names of the Battleships badly hit or sunk) | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Shaw and Cassin (Destroyers that had exploded) | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Heard his school was turned into a hospital. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"We'll remember this moment for the rest of our lives," | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
But he knew this: He wasn't that kind of boy anymore. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He brought him a present - one of the airmen had given him his wings. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
"They are looking for spies." | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Sent a telegram to a gangster to help free him from prison. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Every house had to have these curtains. It had to pitch dark at night….. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
You'd have to crazy not to be scared, with what was happening in the world,…. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Decided being scared was better than being numb. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
If he were numb, he wouldn't be able to feel happy, and there were times he caught himself smiling. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Earl and all his guys had enlisted in the army. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
It sounded like a baby whimpering. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He looked scared. And tough. And like he'd happy to have someone keep an eye on him. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
All the main events and places are real. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
But in 1930's the relationship between the two countries was tense. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
The next day, Franklin D Roosevelt appeared before our Congress and made a speech that is still one of the most famous in American history. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
President Roosevelt said that December 7th, 1941 would "live in infamy," | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
World War II "Axis powers" (Japan and Germany) "Allied Forces "(England, France, and USA) | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Today the "interment: of loyal Japanese Americans is considered a shameful act in American history. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
It is also a monument and graveyard. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
USS Arizona Memorial- memorial built over sunken battleship. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
The drops of oil made me think of the tears that are still shed over the lives lost in the Pearl Harbor attack, and the sorrows of the long war that followed. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Gave a time line at the end of story. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
He is shocked - and, for the first time,he is truly afraid. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
Eleven-year-old tough city kid. | I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
I slipped and fell to the bottom of the gorge. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
The note said: You wanted to save a buck? Too Bad For You! In case of motion sickness, you're on your own! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
He forced me to wear a ridiculous leather jacket, complete with fringe and a bandanna. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
As the light of my helmet glinted across the water, I noticed the pool was in the shape of a heart. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Where is Bear's Lodge?" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Everything was perfectly ORGANIZED. I had planned it all down to the last whisker. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Extremely busy and loves job even if stressful. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
The Rodent's Gazette | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
At Wander Rat began leafing through some pamphlets, talking non-stop. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
After a moment's rummaging, she removed a very large dusty box. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
There were photos of luscious green forests, enchanted-looking lakes and clear blue skies. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Look at all the interesting things you can see in the Black Hills!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
The Golden Dreams Hotel | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
What to visit in Black Hills , South Dakota :Mount Rushmore, Jewel Cave, Bison, Devil's Tower, and Harney Peak. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I was going on a vacation. A real vacation! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I scampered up to the counter like a VIR (Very Important Rodent). | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"He's flying with Dirt Cheap Airlines?!?" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Dragging my suitcase behind me, I scrambled to catch my flight. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
It was a garbage can with wings! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
The airplane was in a state of total disrepair. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
That was the signal to the other six passengers. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I looked at them dumbfounded. "Wh-wh-what are you doing here?" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
You have a top secret mission: We're going to look for treasure in the Black Hills." | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
As usual he was as calm as cottage cheese. He never got sick! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
My tummy was doing too many somersaults for me to investigate. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I was so relieved I kissed the ground. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
If I survived that flight, I could survive anything - even a vacation with Trap! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"I'm sorry , you're low on funds!" Do you have another card?" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
We rented: 1 mousebago camper, 1 harley-ratison motorcycle and 8 mountain bikes | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I couldn't believe a vehicle that big could go so fast! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
You'll see. Not only do we have a map, but also an exp - nah, you'll find out soon enough. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"I said I wanted to get off, not be thrown off!" I whimpered. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
That's when I saw a huge balloon floating above us. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
He wore a vest and a khaki shirt. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
He keeps a photo of his girlfriend in his shirt pocket, next to his heart. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
An archeologist who loves adventures. Donates all archeological treasures to New Mouse City's Museum. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Go with the Adventure!" he shouted. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I tried to gather my courage. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
It was a small, crumpled, torn sheet of paper. A piece at the very bottom was missing. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
First thing I noticed was a terrible stench. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"'Don't forget to peek.' I wonder what that means," I mused | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
The sculpture shows the faces of 4 American presidents. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Why, oh why do these things always happen to me?" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Their eyes were enormous, looming before me like the jaws of a pack of hungry cats. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
He was definitely the one the map referred to. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Hidden in a corner I found a rolled-up piece of parchment paper. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"looks more like a Cheese brain to me!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
We immediately began examining the mysterious scroll. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
he inspected it for a long time, searching for a hidden clue. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Catapulting cowpokes, I think I've got it!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"I've told you a hundred times: The early mouse get the cheese!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
They even asked if he would teach them karate. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Grandson, since you were the last to arrive, dinner is on you!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"You see this? I got it two years ago on an expedition to the Mayan pyramids. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"My brother is a world-champion Klutz!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
He twirled me in midair and for the grand finale, slammed me on the floor like a wet mop. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Way to stay in shape" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
He has a lot of good qualities but when it comes to money, he's greedier that my great-uncle Stingy snout" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"What a cat-astrophe!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"You're slower than a slug at a snail wedding!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I was admiring the landscape when a herd of buffalo was crossing the road!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Yikes! That was a huge ouchie!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Calcites hung from all sides. It was amazing! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
And I was completely alone. My friends had disappeared!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
These should be left within Earth's heart. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Terrified I yelled"HEEEELP" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I was covered in mud, just like an earthworm! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I had a fever and a pretty bad cold! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Highest point in South Dakota 'is Harney Peak at 7,242 ft! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Never turn your back on a mountain lion, and don't bend down." | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I couldn't sleep that night. I tossed and turned, dreaming a hungry mountain lion was at my heels. It was terrifying!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"It wouldn't be an adventure without a whiff of danger!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
She started chasing butterflies while I rummaged through my backpack….but she had disappeared! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
I was puzzled until I realized my hysterics had frightened it away! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"Champ, on those rare occasions when you don't disappoint me you do me proud!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
He showed me an old key and an ancient parchment with this message on it: | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
We had been participating in a contest this whole time? | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
It was filled with gold coins! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"B-but …these are made of chocolate!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
The real prize is participating because the real treasure is nature!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"He's such a jokester! | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"I have one last surprise for you , Ger!" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
"You're such a scaredy-rat! Can't you tell the mountain lion is fake?" | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
And thus dear reader, ends this tale. | Run For The Hills, Geronimo! |
Being president means often working late into the night and living with the constant stress of having so much responsibility | Bad Kitty for President |
He still has many good years ahead of him | Bad Kitty for President |
Did Brian the mailman drop his lunch again? | Bad Kitty for President |
You're looking at some of those stray cats that come wandering in from the neighborhood next to ours every now and then | Bad Kitty for President |
You're thinking about throwing them all into an active volcano, aren't you? | Bad Kitty for President |
In a primary you vote for a candidate to become a nominee | Bad Kitty for President |
Caucuses are awesome! | Bad Kitty for President |
First, it's the left side party's turn to kiss the baby | Bad Kitty for President |
Could we put some dramatic music here? | Bad Kitty for President |
That's when we dig hard to find the roots of what voters care about and then try to leave something of ourselves behind for them to ponder | Bad Kitty for President |
Impressionable little minds such as yours must not be exposed to such filth and depravity | Bad Kitty for President |
I don't think either of you will be getting an endorsement today | Bad Kitty for President |
You need to make a good first impression | Bad Kitty for President |
Get rid of the fish, and let's go to the next house | Bad Kitty for President |
Cat candidate freaks out | Bad Kitty for President |
Let's go out and pound the pavement | Bad Kitty for President |
If you love freedom, give me money | Bad Kitty for President |
You don't have to be rich to donate | Bad Kitty for President |
Those are organizations that have a specific agenda and want to have candidates elected to help them | Bad Kitty for President |
That's supposed to keep really rich people from controlling an election | Bad Kitty for President |
They can donate as much as $5000, but no more | Bad Kitty for President |
Don't be a jerk. Vote for kitty | Bad Kitty for President |
That commercial may be the most revolting thing I've ever seen on television | Bad Kitty for President |
Big, stupid, sloppy dogs that stink and drool and poop wherever the heck thy want | Bad Kitty for President |
Now you'll have to put your money where your mouth is | Bad Kitty for President |
How do I look? Is my hat straight? | Bad Kitty for President |
We'll begin with a coin toss to see who goes first | Bad Kitty for President |
It's my Power Panther Fan Club Medallion! | Bad Kitty for President |
No, I don't have any French fries | Bad Kitty for President |
Sorry, but I don't see your name here | Bad Kitty for President |
Registering is one of the most important responsibilities of being a citizen | Bad Kitty for President |
For one thing, you have to be over 18 years old | Bad Kitty for President |
Also, in the United States you have to be a citizen of the country | Bad Kitty for President |
You can just go to your local library or post office and see if they have any hanging around | Bad Kitty for President |
That's just how they do things in the Peace Garden State | Bad Kitty for President |
You don't get to throw one of your screaming, spitting, angry, crazy hissy fits this time! | Bad Kitty for President |
But you have no choice but to live with the results if you want to live in a democracy | Bad Kitty for President |
She said she's going to beat you like a cheap rug in 4 years | Bad Kitty for President |
When 2 or more people get together to publically argue over one or many topics, this is called a debate | Bad Kitty for President |
I am rather prone to emotional outbursts of patriotism sometimes | Bad Kitty for President |
During any dramatic moments in this book, please play the following music on your tuba, zither, or harpsichord | Bad Kitty for President |
I am afraid of many things | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
If there were no school, my troubles would blast away, just like that. | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Once upon a time, before I went to school, I was a superhero | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
As soon as I get to school....I am as silent as a side of beef | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
You're like a piece of frozen sausage fallen off the truck | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I come from a long line of farmer-warriors who haven't had a scaredy bone in their bodies | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Things in his PDK-whistle, three leaf clover,y garlic, dental floss, bandaids, magnifying glass, bandana, a scary mask, escape routes | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Did you know that deer sleep only 5 minutes a day? | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I need emergency plans for making friends | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I have so-so performance anxiety disorder | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Did you know the author William Shakespeare invented more than seventeen hundred words, including assassination and bump? | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
the first step in making friends is dont talk too much | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Stewardesses is the longest word you can type with only the left hand | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
the leaves looked like fireworks exploding in the golden afternoon light | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
You look like a duck hanging in a Chinatown window | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
See results in 5 minutes | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I could feel myself stretching like a rubber chicken | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Soon I heard Louise coughing up the driveway | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Oh, you poor thing | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Out of sight, out of mind | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Just hold your head high and be a gentleman | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
You will be ok, son | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
She smelled like fresh laundry out of the dryer | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
The walks were blank, except for a picture of Henry David Thoreau and another picture of a small cabin | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Everything whirled around me, I was in the middle of it, but I was not in it at all | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Most girls are no good at robbery and mayhem | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
My tongue turned into sandpaper | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Hello, Sophie...it's very nice to see you | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
It really fried my rice | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Worse, Lucy came and gave her the kiss that she usually gives to me | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I saw dragons beard candy on a cooking show once | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
And these eyes means he has bingo | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
It's made of 8000 strands of sugar wrapped around nuts and coconut and sesame seeds | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I got a goldfish this summer. His name is Boatswain | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I'm sorry that it's a weird book and you're a weird girl | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I think it was an uppercut | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
History is all about the American Revolutionary War, which happened back when eeryone was having fights and firing | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary thingscannons left and right and enjoying all sorts of explosions without getting busted |
The only problem with concord is that there are no volcanoes | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
The best thing about history, as everyone knows, is that you can play it at recess | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Our favorite game is Patriots Day | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
The British are coming! | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
God save the King | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
So where's the chicken? | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
A real live alien potato fresh off a UFO | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I love stories about when my dad was a kid | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
To the moon- at full throttle | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Someday this will be yours | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Take care of your things and your things will take care of you | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Oh no...my dads going to kill me | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I will have no funny business in my classroom today, is that clear? | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Nothing else like it was ever made | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Sorrow on thee, thou spongy onion-eyed hugger mugger | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Clean thine ears thou lumpish bum-Bailey | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Cursing like Shakespeare always makes him feel better | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Maybe we should just have your funeral now | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
What bootless toad-spotted bladder did this? | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
It's about respecting other people's things | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
He can eat wasabi without crying | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Normally I like orange. It is the color of tigers and sherbert and sunsets and mango | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Getting busted is the best spectator sport around our house, except when your the one getting busted | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Music is medicine | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
It will keep him busy. It will give him confidence. It will change his life. | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I was expecting a grounding, but instead I was going to face the music | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
You know the witch with the yummy house who fattened those kids | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Brownies are my weakness | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Just hold your head high and be a Gentleman | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Capture her and tie her up | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Heavens, child, you look like you've seen a ghost | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Just learn your scales | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
She only had 3 fingers | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Thy mother wears armor | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
cheaters are losers | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I was as mad as a salmon swimming upstream | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
I have acrophobia | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Alien babies land from outer space | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
How about the rookies and piece of gum | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
This fish is not for sale | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |
Death by volcano | Alvin ho :allergic to girls, school and other scary things |