#MGCarousel Book Quotes – Page 34 – Middle Grade Carousel

Something Wrong

In Henry’s mind, magic was something wrong, something bent, dangerous.

Dandelion Fire
N.D. Wilson

Dandelion Fire by N. D. Wilson

About to Happen

"The hair on my head stands straight up. Something is about to happen--a magic kind of something that only happens in White Deer Woods." -This is Not a Werewolf Story by Sandra Evans

Not for Me

“Magic!” she muttered. “Learning the ingredients for potions by heart, magic spells, magic symbols; no, thanks, not for me.”

Igraine the Brave
Cornelia Funke

Book cover for Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke

Kitchen Magicians

Rose knew that the rumors were true: The baked goods from Follow Your Bliss Bakery actually were magical. And her mother and father, despite living in a small town, owning a minivan, and sometimes wearing fanny packs, were kitchen magicians.

Bliss
Kathryn Littlewood

Bliss by Kathryn Littlewood

"Uni-sensory perception is sensing the universe. It's not exactly hearing or seeing or feeling, it's more like getting a sense of something, not in the regular way but in a magical way. It's like picking up on nonverbal cues." -The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine

Hearing Voices

"Charlie was very bewildered. In the morning he had been an ordinary boy. He hadn't been touched by a magic wand or banged his head. He hadn't had an electric shock or fallen off a bus, or, as far as he knew, eaten a poisoned apple. And yet, here he was, hearing voices from a piece of photographic paper." -Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo

Everything Magic

“The two-story shop’s walls were covered floor to ceiling with bookshelves and autographed black-and-white photographs of famous magicians. Every surface was cluttered with magical items of every sort: crystal balls, decks of cards, top hats, wands, capes, and even a human skull.”

The Magic Misfits
Neil Patrick Harris

The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris

Cover to Cover

"That night, after all the clocks had been inspected and cleaned, Hugo opened the magic book. He read it from cover to cover, he reread his favorite parts, memorizing whole sections." -The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Gentle Beings

I sat hidden on the wide windowsill behind the drapes in my room and thought about Ma. Best were Ma’s sweet smiles and her enchanting pretends, like collecting magical wishes in our aprons at dewtime and searching for fairy houses where the deep purple violets grew and the wind shushed in the hemlocks. Like leaving gifts for the fairies—tiny star and half-moon cookies, loaves the size of thumbnails, cloaks smaller than our little fingers. Ma loved all the invisible and gentle beings.

Hattie on Her Way
Clara Gillow Clark

Hattie on Her Way by Clara Gillow Clark

Useful to Have Around

"Magicians were so useful to have around that some ships, especially pirate ships, had been known to kidnap them and force them to work on board forever." -The Voyage to Magical North by Claire Fayers