Book Quotes – Middle Grade Carousel

Early Bird

"Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly." -Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Library Copy

Rose had her own copy of Charlotte’s Web—Gram had seen to that—but it sat unread on her bookshelf at home. It was the library copy she loved. Its corners were worn to a comfortable gray.

Giant Pumpkin Suite
Melanie Heuiser Hill
Hill, Melanie Heuiser - Giant Pumpkin Suite

The Herdmans

"The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lied and stole and smoked cigars (even the girls) and talked dirty and hit little kids and cussed their teachers and took the name of the Lord in vain and set fire to Fred Shoemaker's old broken-down toolhouse." -The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Run and Find Out

"It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is "run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose." -Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling

Dad was in his recliner, reading another classic that you’d expect to find in the hands of a pipe-smoking professor, not a window-washer who looks tough in a tank top.

Kimchi and Calamari
Rose Kent

Kent, Rose - Kimchi and Calamari

Category: Book Quotes

Early Bird

Library Copy

The Herdmans

Run and Find Out

Kindred Spirits

Only a Sword

Tough Guy