Book Quotes

She sighed. "Just because I'm Native American doesn't mean I can track furniture through the wilderness." She deepened her voice:"'Yes, kemosabe. A three-legged table passed this way an hour ago.' Heck, I don't know."
                 -The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan


Golden Rule for Demigods: Thou shalt not Hokey Pokey with psychos.
                 -The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan

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I wondered if what I really wanted for Christmas was to find someone who'd be the piece of paper to my stapler. Or,wait, why couldn't I be the piece of paper? Maybe it was a stapler I was after. Or the poor mouse pad, who was clearly in love with the stapler but couldn't get him to give her a second look.  All I'd manage to date so far was a series of pencil sharpeners, with the exception of Sofia, who was more like a pleasant eraser.
                 -Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

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I've noticed this lately

Right  now, I'm writing a book. And it feels a whole lot like reading one. I can't get away. THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME! I know it might seem weird, but it's true. It's like, you're reading the story as you're writing. As if, I don't know what's going to happen until I write about it.

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

It starts out with a girl riding a bike to the mall. Her name is Lizzie, and she's going to help her friend pick out a prom dress. Which was exactly what was on her mind when the car hit her. You might think this is the end of her story, but it's only the beginning.

Grade: B

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Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S.King

This one is a little... strange. Well, all the books are strange, but this one, THIS one, was especially strange. His father is a turtle; never has any time for him or his mother because he too busy "cooking". But, that's okay. Well, at least for his mother. She's a squid; she's always swimming of she has nothing better to do, and sometimes even when she does. How does the boy handle all this, you ask? He hangs out with his grandfather. Oh, by the way, did I mention he's dead? 

Grade: B-

P.S.- Do you notice anything different? Please answer with a comment.

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The Name Of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch

The thing that makes this book interesting, is that you're not allowed to read the first chapter. Nope. The author doesn't even want to give you the danger of this book's secrets, but nobody can keep in a secret. Right? At least, that's what he says. I'm not so sure about it.

Anyway, I'll be generous and give this book a B.

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***Book Quote Time***

I'm sorry. I usually look much nicer after I take a beating.
                -Torn by Amanda Hocking (2nd in a series)

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...So big mistake, Grandma. You know what other mistake you made was? Killing me.
                -Abandon by Meg Cabot
Click here to read my review of Abandon.


Time is a river. The river bends and loops and meanders, but it always, only flows one way- away from the past toward the future. And all of us are carried though our lives on the current of the river. We live and love- and age- immersed in the all-encompassing waters of the river of time. The river is now. This moment. The breath between us. The space between your heartbeats. The moment before you blink. The instant a thought flashes through your mind. It is everything that is around us. Life. Energy. Flowing, endlessly flowing, carrying you from then... to now...to tomorrow. Listen: you can hear the music of it. Of the passage of time.
                -The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum
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Inside, I made myself a peanut butter sandwich, plunked myself onto the couch, and dreamed about the girl I attacked with an ax.
                -Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen

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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

OMG! This book is "Completely fricking awesome" (said by Patrick Rothfuss) and I totally agree. It's even something I would say.(Girl #173: Yep.) It's 2044 and most of the world is composed of  computer-addicted-freaks. A famous video-game maker has made a computer simulation so real that just about every business has taken up there. You can even go to a virtual public school. Then, the dude dies. Like Willy Wonka, he doesn't have any family to pass down the business to. So, he hides an "Easter egg" somewhere in the game. Whoever finds it gets EVERYTHING.

Basically, this book is beast-mode. A solid A.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Okay, I have to admit, I didn't read this book because I wanted to. Well, sort of. It was for a project at school. It was so amazing, I immediately read the rest of the series. Anyway, if you like adventure, then this is the book for you. What if one day you wake up, find your younger sibling missing, and when you look for her you enter a world you never knew existed. Oh, and did I mention you're supposed to save it from total chaos and destruction?

I give this book a B+.

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The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

I know, I know, it's a picture book and I'm eleven years old. Oh, well. If you don't like that I'm doing this, sorry about your luck. Anyway, when I was younger that book made me sad. The whole "present day" place was smoggy and gross. It was a horrible place to live in. Although, my favorite quote is from that book: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing's going to get better. It's not." By the way, if I'm really busy one day, I might just post book quotes. At least it'll leave you with something. (Ya hear that Girl #173? Yes, I am stealing your idea.) It really was her idea, only partially though. She would send me "quotes of the day" so I started sending her "book quotes of the day". Yep.

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Switched by Amanda Hocking

I just finished this book last night. It was so good, I couldn't wait to borrow the next one from Girl #12 (a different friend) today. So, I went on Amazon.com, found the next book, and read the little "sneak peek" that was there. Okay, I'll tell you about the book now. You probably think trolls are short, multi-colored creatures but, really they look like us. The only difference is their magical powers. Wendy has never fit in to her family, and now there's actually a reason why.

I give this book an A-.

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Lost in Translation

Quick Disclaimer:  Everywhere Julia says that she is "strange" or "not normal", substitute the word "awesome." For a kid who reads as much as she does she sometimes gets those words confused.

- The Mom

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Even if it's hard to believe, this girl is stranger than me. She's a high-school-aged girl taking college classes. Not healthy for a social life (Hers is even worse than mine). That is, until Gus (Augustus). Her first real friend.

I'll give this one an A-

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Abandon by Meg Cabot

If you like fantasy, romance, and most of all, Ancient Greek myths, you'll love this book. Exactly as I have. Usually though, I would rather a bit more blood. At the beginning, I couldn't get through it because, well, (don't judge me when I say this) I actually feel the main character's feelings as their own. (Remember what I said in my first post about my friends ignoring me at lunch? Reading books like this makes up for my lack of a social life.)

I give this book a B+.


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A random list of amazing books I've read: (not in any particular order, I just type as I remember)

*Graceling Series- followed by Fire and Bitterblue
*Uglies series- followed by Pretties, Specials, and Extras
*The Fault In Our Stars
*The Hourglass Door- followed by The Golden Spiral and The Forgotten Locket
*Maximum Ride series- I'm too lazy to list them all
*Gregor the Overlander- followed by 4 more (p.s. if you beg and plead I will tell you a secret about what I'm doing with the last book)

I know, I know that's not a lot, only twenty-something titles. I'll give you some more later. Peace out!

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Ya new? Me too!

Welcome! Need book ideas? I've got plenty. Just  comment book genres you like and what size book you prefer to read and I'll hook you up!--- Okay, time to stop being commercial-y. I'll be normal now-well, if you consider a girl who always has a book, took a book to recess in elementary school, and brings a book to lunch because her friends sometimes ignore her (I'm talking 'bout you GIRL #173!!!!) normal. *sigh* Anyway, as you may have already guessed, I'm not normal. At all. Nope, not one bit, though I really enjoy books. (Girl #173's comment- NERD! My comment back- I keep telling you, I'm a geek not a nerd. Geeks are way cooler than nerds. Geez.) Don't mind her- she's just jealous that I read faster than her. And Girl #173, if you say you read faster than me, wouldn't that make you nerdier than me? I'll let that linger.

By the way, just so you know, Girl #173 is my best friend. I'm not that crazy. At least, not yet. My mom wouldn't allow me to call her by name.