#MGCarousel Book Quotes – Page 29 – Middle Grade Carousel

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

On a Waffle

Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath

She made about a million waffles while I sat there. She had to make about a million every day because at The Girl on the Red Swing they served everything on a waffle.
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath

Two Things

"Everyone knew two things about Muffy, the McCrumpets' pet guinea pig. One: Muffy held a grudge. Two: Muffy was a revenge-pooper." -The League of Beastly Dreadfuls by Holly Grant

How Old

"We also have an agreement: he doesn't baby me just because I'm twelve, and I don't coddle him just because he's got sixty years on me. In fact, he's the one who insisted I call him "Bhai." it's pronounced kinda like "buy" and it means older brother." -The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy

Fitting In

All this time I thought it was my fault that I couldn’t figure out how to fit in. But now I see. You can’t ever fit in like a number or a letter, because friendship’s not a puzzle or a cipher. There’s no answer that you get right or wrong. You don’t “get” friends. You are one. You have one.
This is Not a Werewolf Story by Sandra Evans