The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)

by T. Kingfisher

“Animal, vegetable, or mineral?” asked Slate. “Is it bigger than a breadbox?” asked Brenner.

He wanted to dance around and laugh hysterically and howl at the moon. He wanted to kiss Slate passionately and yell to random passersby, “She probably doesn’t hate me!”

“Why don’t I do it?” “Why don’t you let Brenner do it?”