#MGCarousel Book Quotes – Page 37 – Middle Grade Carousel

Run and Find Out

"It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is "run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose." -Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling

Kindred Spirits

"Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world." -Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Only a Sword

"No doubt your sword is indeed a beautiful thing. It is a tribute to whoever forged it in bygone ages. There are very few such swords as this one left in the world, but remember, it is only a sword, Matthias!" -Redwall by Brian Jacques

Tough Guy

Dad was in his recliner, reading another classic that you’d expect to find in the hands of a pipe-smoking professor, not a window-washer who looks tough in a tank top.

Kimchi and Calamari
Rose Kent

Kent, Rose - Kimchi and Calamari

Superstitious

"Monsters were crawling from the ruins of Bath, the whispers said, bone-thin fiends and giants as tall as the hills. On the nearby farms, people nailed herbs to their doorposts and tied their shutters closed with red ribbons." -The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann

Firefly

There were three of these side by side, all very much alike. One was a ‘Firefly,’ brilliant red. The second was a ‘Thunderbolt,’ all yellow and silver. And the third was blue, a dark mysterious blue the colour of some cold secret lake. It had a box-shaped container, just the right size, above its rear wheel. It was called ‘Icebreaker.”

The Queen’s Nose
Dick King-Smith

Book cover of The Queen's Nose by Dick King-Smith

Like Clockwork

"All around her skittered the little silver spiders, ticking away in a chorus of clockwork. They shot at her legs, trying to stab her with their deadly needles, while their glowing red eyes tracked her every move." -Freaks by Kieran Larwood

Fine Dining

"At The Girl on the Red Swing if you ordered a steak it came on a waffle, if you ordered fish and chips it came on a waffle, if you ordered waffles they came on a waffle." -Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath

Little Red Hen

"My mother interrupted us by giving me a head of lettuce and the salad spinner and handing my father the spoon to stir the chili. This is because she is a really big fan of the Little Red Hen story. Anyone who expects o eat something in our house should expect to help make it." -Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker

Red Sky

The sky above the wall was always a different color than the sky over the rest of the city. Today it was blister red, clouds swirling in a towering vortex, almost as if the wind was blowing in different directions on the other side of the wall. It probably was. The Wasteland obeyed no laws of nature.

Door to the Lost
Jaleigh Johnson

Door to the Lost by Jaleigh Johnson