13. “Now was very much the time to think
of a brilliant, watertight, plan.
…Failing that, I improvised.”
The Amulet of Samarkand
Jonathan Stroud and Andrew DonkinJonathan Stroud and Andrew Donkin
15. "The granola barsThe granola bars.
It had come to this.
Miserably, he unwrapped a bar.
He brought the compacted brown mass to his lips.
With a heavy heart, he opened his mouth and
prepared his tongue to receive the foul-tasting grunge.
Then, in the nick of time, he recovered his fighting spirit.Then, in the nick of time, he recovered his fighting spirit.
Things were bad, but not that bad.
He still wasn't desperate enough to eat a granola bar.“
19. “How do you fly three thousand miles to
meet the mother you hadn’t seem sincey
you needed her milk, needed to be
picked up, or were four going on five, and
not throw your arms around her whethernot throw your arms around her, whether
she wanted you to or not?
20. The War to End All Wars:
World War I
R ll F dRussell Freedman
21. Mighty empires collapsed as a result of the fighting.
New nations came into being. And the war’s aftershocks are still being felt today.g g y
The Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, America’s emergence as a world power,
the Second World War, and continuing turmoil in the Middle East
all have their roots in the First World War.
24. I wish my cell phone worked. Right
now. I wouldn’t call 911 to come
rescue me from the eighteenth
century. As much as I want to, I’d call
N thNathan.
27. "I did not know the heart
were like a china teacup hangingp g g
in the cupboard from a single hook,
that it could chip and crack
and finally smash to the ground
under a boot heel.
And I did not know that even
smithereens could reassemble into a heart.smithereens could reassemble into a heart.
I did not know any of this”
35. “Ah b t t ll d t Th t t b“Ah, but not all dreams are true. There are two gates by
which a dream may enter: one of shining ivory, one of plain
horn.
The dreams from the ivory gate are glimmering illusionsy g g g
that signify nothing. But those from the horn gate can come
true – if only we know which is which!”
36.
37.
38. “There is always a way to do what you truly love.”
The Dreamer
Pam Munoz Ryan & Peter Sis
40. “Zora Neale Hurston, “Old Lady
Bronson said “please don’t tellBronson said, please don t tell
me what you meant and what you
didn’t’ mean My first two namesdidn t mean. My first two names
ain’t Old Lady for nothing. I been
round here as long as there’s
been a round here.”
41. It’s How You Play the GameIt s How You Play the Game
45. “I had told Leslie to stay away until Clifff
arrived, so I could have some time alone with
Toni, but that wasn’t working out exactly as
planned I’m a lot smoother in my daydreamsplanned. I m a lot smoother in my daydreams
than I am in real life.”
70. He opened his arms and she came to him. He held her head
against his chest and he opened his eyes as wide as they would
go in order to keep them dry. She wanted to say something, but
he pressed her tight. “Sh h h. Don’t say anything.” He let go of herhe pressed her tight. Sh h h. Don t say anything. He let go of her
and started down as quickly as he could.
“I want my heart back,” she said between sobs.
71. Will G Will GWill Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green & David Levithan
73. "You know, I understand it now. There's always a, y
third choice in life.
Even if you think you're stuck between two
impossible choices, there's always a third way.
You just have to look for it.”
95. Found only in New Zealand, the kakapo is the rarest and heaviest
Parrot the only flightless and night-active parrot and undoubtedlyParrot, the only flightless and night active parrot, and undoubtedly
the strangest parrot in the world:
•Weigh up to nine pounds
O l lik f ith hi k•Owl-like face with whiskers
•Don’t talk but can growl like a dog & boom like a bullfrog
•Don’t fly but can climb trees using feet and beak
•Can live to be at least 70 years old and likely to 100 years.y y y
•Feathers smell strongly of honey
111. The big question: Is Origami Yoda real?
Well of course he’s real I mean he’s a piece of paperWell, of course he s real. I mean, he s a piece of paper.
But I mean: Is he REAL? Does he really know things?
Can he see the future? Does he use the Force?