Book Quotes – Middle Grade Carousel

School for Evil

"In the School for Evil, they teach you how to become wicked witches and humpbacked trolls, how to lay curses and cast evil spells." -The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Blue Ink

Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones

The note said: SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH. It was written in capital letters in ordinary blue ballpoint, and it had appeared between two of the geography books Mr. Crossley was marking. Anyone could have written it.
Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones

Unreliable

"Today was my last day as just an Apprentice Witch, the last few moments of being the unreliable Eva who summoned heads of cabbage instead of flowers or got a sunburn instead of calling down rain. Or, at least, I hoped it was the end of all that." -Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe

Wicked Witch

"Now, the Wicked Witch of the West had but one eye, yet that was as powerful as a telescope, and could see everywhere." -The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

A Serious Offense

The Bag of Bones by Vivian French

It was a serious offense to invite a Deep Witch to cross the border of the Five Kingdoms. They had been banished many years before, together with werewolves and sorcerers.
The Bag of Bones by Vivian French

Dressing the Part

"there was a swirling feeling around her. Estelle was suddenly in a small snowstorm that seemed to be made of little bits of rag. Navy blue rag, then dark rag. The rags settled like burned paper, clinging to Estelle and hanging, and clinging to Nan too. And there they both were in seconds, dressed as witches, in long trailing black dresses, pointed black hats and all." -Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones

Friendly Witch

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

“It is kind of you to wear that,” said Boq. “Blue is the color of the Munchkins, and white is the witch color; so we know you are a friendly witch.”
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Easy as Pi

The Unknowns by Benedict Carey

Pi’s a number from the simplest thing there is, and still it can’t be calculated exactly. It’s like it outsmarted all the biggest mathematicians, and made supercomputers crash, seriously. No one knows what pi’s gonna do next.
The Unknowns by Benedict Carey

The Big Picture

"Like Mom says, life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it's amazing, but if you're standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it's really hard to tell."

Number One

Momotaro: Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters by Margaret Dilloway

t’s a good thing I met Peyton when we were only four. Because if we’d met in sixth grade, I’m not sure the Number One Jock and Number One Nerd would be such good friends.
Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters by Margaret Dilloway