Book Quotes – Middle Grade Carousel

Three Little Kittens

"We have three cats," Aunt Crystal confided. "The two on the counter are named Black and Blue because they fight. Gloria is in the parlor keeping company with Mab." -Unclaimed Treasures by Patricia MacLachlan

Switcharoo

Cat found, to his dismay, that he was holding a large striped cat by the tail. He had its head tucked under his chin, and he was sawing at its back with the violin bow.

Charmed Life
Diana Wynne Jones
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones

Family Time

"On the other side of the room, a rush lamp burned. Forrest's father sat in his favorite chair, reading his penny paper before the fire with Nubbins, the family cat, on his lap." -The Ravenmaster's Secret by Elvira Woodruff

Grand Entrance

The cat came in through the broken window, flowing like oily orange smoke, claws unsheathed, teeth bared.

The Maloneys’ Magical Weatherbox
Nigel Quinlan

Best Kept Secret

It seemed that the show-off cat had been telling the truth; she really was working for the government.

The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop
Kate Saunders

The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop by Kate Saunders

Good Kitty

“I am ashamed when I think that I called such a cat a goblin,” he thought. “Why, she is more virtuous than a priest.”

The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Elizabeth Coatsworth

The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

Creature Comfort

"Grace gazed out the window, across the sunlit meadows of her estate. Her cat, Saladin, snuggled beside her as he had throughout her illness, but his presence was not enough to comfort her today. She was about to set in motion events that might cause the end of civilization." -The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan