The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)

by T.J. Klune

“It’s the little things. Little treasures we find without knowing their

And they come when we least expect them. It’s beautiful, when you think about it.

The more you beat down on a dog, the more it cowers when a hand is raised. If pushed hard enough, a dog might bite and snap, if only to protect itself.

“No. It’s not. Life rarely is. But we deal with it the best we can. And we allow ourselves to hope for the best. Because a life without hope isn’t a life lived at all.”

“You do, Mr. Baker. Arthur told me that there can be magic in the ordinary.”

“I popped my bubble,” he told her, needing her to understand. “It kept me safe, but it also kept me from living.

Lucy threw up his hands. “I don’t know why you don’t just kiss him and get it over with. Adults are so dumb.”