#MGCarousel Book Quotes – Page 23 – Middle Grade Carousel

A Riddle

Royal, not roman / straight, not snub / that’s the point / and that’s the rub. —THE QUEEN’S NOSE by Dick King-Smith

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Woodland Dangers

His parents had read him stories about the things that happened to ogres who set foot beneath those trees. There were too many vengeful princes, boot-stealing villagers, and mystic rodents. You might even run into a lost princess, and woe to the ogre who encountered one of those. —MULROX AND THE MALCOGNITOS by Kerelyn Smith

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Historical Figures

Kings and queens, generals and presidents, wars and battles and maps and time lines—he loved seeing how all the people and events fit together. It was like a huge jigsaw puzzle. —WE THE CHILDREN by Andrew Clements

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Heroes and Princesses

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In Chorus

The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements

The school year seemed like an endless flow of programs and performances–first it was the “Halloween Spooker,” and then came the holiday concert, and then the “Midsummer Sing-Along,” then the “Spring-Has-Sprung” program, and finally, the “Graduation Celebration.”
The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements

Thribbling

Everyone always had trouble remembering lines, under the pressure of five different plays to perform every week, and there was a fair bit of improvising. “Thribbling,” they called it; isn’t that a great word? But when the play was by Will Shakespeare, actors tried not to thribble,. —KING OF SHADOWS by Susan Cooper

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Dramatic Reading

The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne

“I don’t understand,” I said, hoping for another explanation–one that would make sense and get rid of the uncomfortable shaking in my gut. I’d spent my whole life avoiding the Bard, and this was like finding out we were related.
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne

The American Dream

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Town Tradition

Our Christmas pageant isn’t what you’d call four-star entertainment. Mrs. Armstrong breaking her leg was the only unexpected thing that ever happened to it. The script is standard (the inn, the stable, the shepherds, the star), and so are the costumes, and so is the casting.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Heart of the City

“Olive Preiss thought of her city as a massive beast, and the theater district was its heart.” —OLIVE AND THE BACKSTAGE GHOST by Michelle Schusterman

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