Book Quotes – Middle Grade Carousel

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When the cylinder ended, the professor ceased cranking the handle and stepped away from the phonograph. "That is the closest thing to a ghost I've encountered," he said. "That is the sound of someone reaching out to us from the past. Haunting, is it not?" —A TASTE FOR MONSTERS by Matthew J. Kirby

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Discovery and Preservation

"The archivists' work was to uncover mysterious and wondrous things, and the archivists themselves were all about discover and preservation of lost artifacts, history, and culture from other worlds." —THE MARK OF THE DRAGONFLY by Jaleigh Johnson

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Déjà vu

"There are times when what is happening to you seems a distant echo of the past, nothing you could say you actually remember, but none the less you are quite sure you have been there and been through it before." —THE SLEEPING SWORD by Michael Morpurgo

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Stand Still

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Drink Orders

Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye & Gregory Mone

So there’s coffee, and then there’s coffee on a private jet. When Jen, our hostess, took our drink orders, she kept trying to push me toward chocolate milk or ginger ale. She even offered a root beer float. But I knew what I wanted.
Jack and the Geniuses: at the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye & Gregory Mone

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Something Special

"A milkshake is a drink for special occasions, like to celebrate winning a game or getting a good grade. You might buy a milkshake for a person who's feeling down. I associate Milkshake the dog with no special occasions or good times." —ZINNIA AND THE BEES by Danielle Davis

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Calming Ritual

Book Cover: The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

Making tea is a ritual that stops the world from falling in on you. Everything pauses while you do familiar things with taps and kettles; it allows you to catch your breath and become calm. I’ve made tea on camping stoves while Specters paced beyond my protective iron chains; I’ve brewed some while watching a Revenant claw itself free of its grave.
The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

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Goblin Activity

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An Untroubled Moment

All the Wrong Questions: "Shouldn't You Be in School?" by Lemony Snicket

We sipped coffee. It was still awful, but there was something wonderful about sitting together and sipping even the bitterest of beverages. You cannot wait for the untroubled world to have an untroubled moment.
Shouldn’t You Be in School? by Lemony Snicket

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