The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

When I was a kid, my mom constantly invented games. The Quiet Game. The Who Can Make Their Cookie Last Longer? Game. A perennial favorite, The Marshmallow Game involved eating marshmallows while wearing puffy Goodwill jackets indoors, to avoid turning on the heat. The Flashlight Game was what we played when the electricity went out. We never walked anywhere—we raced. The floor was nearly always lava. The primary purpose of pillows was building forts.

I love this.. Even though they were poor, at least she grew up with an awesome childhood. I love how her mom turned their issues into games for her

“Checkmate. You know what that means, Harry.” He gave me a dirty look. “I have to let you buy me breakfast.” Those were the terms of our long-standing bet. When I won, he couldn’t turn down the free meal.

This is so heartwarming

He thought I’d cheated. He was sitting there, staring me down, and I’d never felt less seen.

“If Drake’s staying here,” I told her quietly, “then I’m not.” Libby picked up a cupcake and cradled it in her hands. “I’m doing the best I can, Avery.”

What a shitty older sister

Max’s parents were big on “phone-free” time and confiscated hers frequently.

Okok I thought Max was a "he" for a second..this is good, now the Hawthorne brother(s) can come in...

That mother-faxer.

Haha I've definitely never seen this version before

THAT FAXING CHIPHEAD CAN GO STRAIGHT TO ELF AND EAT A BAG OF DUCKS!!!

I’d gone to school with the same kids my whole life. I was wallpaper.

I couldn’t shake the feeling that not knowing was a liability, like standing on train tracks but not knowing which direction the train was coming from.

“My grandfather was a very wealthy man, Ms. Grambs. And it appears that, along with our family and people who worked for him for years, you have been named in his will.”

Oh my god don't tell me it's the "homeless" guy from the park!

“Don’t take this the wrong way,” she whispered finally, “but I think he might be God.”