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“External RF signals”
― Amazon, Kindle User's Guide

“presidents have heard anything. Or I could —”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“Hashemi nodded toward a stack of tablets on a bookshelf. “You can’t put a price on technological”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“betting against”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“supposed to be attending all of Jackson’s meetings. How is it that you didn’t find this out before yesterday?” Rob shrugged. “And if you had known, what would you have done about it?” “I would have talked to Keith. Convinced him not to pay for that new hard drive.” Victor stood up from the couch. “But it doesn’t matter. We still have the doctored video of Jackson’s crew.” He picked up his book bag and pulled a small box from it. “I need another favor,” he said to Kayla. He handed her the box and waited for her to open it. “Those are the watches we’re supposed to use on Friday. They put out UV light, allowing us to see the answers written on the back of our hands.”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“afternoon, Mr. James zipped around the school in his golf cart and sped toward the back of the building. In the fourteen years that he’d been working at Maplewood, it had become a tradition for him to see off the athletic teams when they had away games. And even though he was supposed to be monitoring the front exits, there was no way he was going to tempt fate by skipping the send-off. This game was too important.”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“the”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Shadow of the Shark

“queen opened the gate, and she and Arthur crossed to the hut. Guinevere knocked on the door. A moment later, an old woman wrapped in a shawl stood in the doorway. She had a long white braid and luminous skin worn smooth by weather and time, like an ancient stone. The woman’s eyes were closed. With a start, Jack realized Cafelle was blind. At her side was a tall white dog with light blue eyes. Oki didn’t bark or whine. The peaceful gaze of the white dog seemed to keep him calm. “Greetings, Cafelle. We have come to—to seek your help,” rasped King Arthur. Cafelle bowed her head. “Welcome, Your Majesty,” she said. “And the queen has come with you this time,”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Night of the Ninth Dragon

“Jack and Annie joined Arthur and Guinevere on the bench, and Cafelle sat on a low stool near the blazing fire. Kee sat beside her. “Tell me, what do you seek to know, my lord?” Cafelle asked King Arthur. The king leaned forward into the half circle of firelight. “The ninth dragon…was stolen…from Morgan’s garden,” he said. “Oh,” Cafelle said. “I understand. You need the ninth dragon, my lord, to cross to Avalon.” “I do indeed, wise friend,” he said. Cafelle nodded. Without another word, she stood up and opened the door. Kee joined her at the threshold, and the two stood together, facing the woods outside. Kee’s silky”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Night of the Ninth Dragon

“had both stepped onto the grass, Jack looked around. “Where to?” he said. “Anywhere!” said Annie. “Let’s just explore and see the sights. We can be tourists.” “Okay,” said Jack. “But don’t forget we have to find the writing for Morgan’s library.” They started up the cobblestone street. As they walked up the steep hill, the sun rose above the tall buildings. The early light turned everything to gold: stones, streetlamps, and the glass windows of the silent houses. “It’s so quiet and peaceful,” said Annie. “Yeah, everyone must still be sleeping,” said Jack. Suddenly, out of the quiet came a deep rumbling noise. Jack stopped. He grabbed Annie’s arm. “What’s that?” he said. The noise got louder. It sounded like”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Earthquake in the Early Morning

“The earth started shaking.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Earthquake in the Early Morning

“3PO advised, “I suggest a new strategy, Artoo-Detoo. Let the Wookiee win.” R2-D2 answered with a surprised beep. Chewbacca chortled happily. When Ben felt somewhat recovered, he resumed watching Luke’s practice with the remote. Luke’s eyes followed the remote with intense concentration, but his movements were stiff, not relaxed. Ben said,”
― Ryder Windham, Star Wars Trilogy: A New Hope

“Han said, “I call”
― Ryder Windham, Star Wars Trilogy: A New Hope

“across from him at the other end. Tarkin looked up from the table’s data screen and said, “Yes.” “Our scout ships have reached Dantooine,” Officer Cass reported. “They found the remains of a Rebel base, but they estimate that it has been deserted for some time. They are now conducting an extensive search of the surrounding systems.” Having delivered his report, Cass turned and”
― Ryder Windham, Star Wars Trilogy: A New Hope

“her head. “Can you believe it? We might actually get on TV! We’ll be famous.” Dr. Kelsey rounded the corner toward the security room. When he had contacted the superintendent last week about a replacement hard drive for the security system, all he had received was a tongue-lashing about the damaged floors. Of course, considering that Katie Accord had transferred from Maplewood to Riggins last summer, Dr. Kelsey shouldn’t have been surprised that”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“Nice try, Jackson.” Victor turned to Bradley. “The next time you create a disappearing ink, make sure it lasts longer than an hour.” Jackson pursed his lips together and glanced at Bradley. “An hour?” Bradley shrugged. “I didn’t expect them to write the answers on paper. I thought they’d write on their skin.” “It was a smart plan,” Victor continued. “A nice countermove. When did you replace the pens in Mrs. Clark’s file cabinet? Last week?” Jackson cracked a smile. “I wish I could claim we swapped out the pens that far in advance, but honestly, we replaced them a few minutes before Rob and Thom went in.”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“Black Mamba”
― Mary Pope Osborne, A Crazy Day With Cobras

“any other crime lord had received a slightly threatening holographic message from someone who claimed to be a Jedi Knight, the crime lord might have prepared to negotiate, flee to another planet, or surrender entirely. But Jabba was not just any other crime lord, so he decided to throw a party. It was a lewd and noisy affair, with semi-clad alien females gyrating to the rhythms of the Max Rebo band. On the bandstand,”
― Ryder Windham, Star Wars Trilogy: Return of the Jedi

“Darth Vader,”
― Ryder Windham, Star Wars Trilogy: Return of the Jedi

“visual clarity. From either personal experience or familiarity with the Battle at Yavin, everyone in the room recognized the smaller hologram as an unfinished Imperial Death Star. “The data brought to us by the Bothan spies pinpoints the exact location of the Emperor’s new battle station,” Mon Mothma said. “We also know that the weapon systems of this Death Star are not yet operational. With the Imperial fleet spread throughout the galaxy in a vain effort to engage us, it is relatively unprotected. But most important of all, we’ve learned that the Emperor”
― Ryder Windham, Star Wars Trilogy: Return of the Jedi

“stormtrooper”
― Ryder Windham, Star Wars Trilogy: Return of the Jedi

“climbed in behind him. Crammed together”
― Mary Pope Osborne, A Crazy Day With Cobras

“Hurry! Go! Go!” Jack called to Morning”
― Mary Pope Osborne, A Crazy Day With Cobras

“off the first time,”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“James unlocked the door. “But maybe you’ve watched enough video feeds this week. All that staring at the monitor and such can’t be good for the brain, you know.” Even though she could tell Mr. James wasn’t happy, he was smiling. It was pained, but it was a smile. Serena picked up her book bag. “Look”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“for night vision. The ones inside have older”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“risks.”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“Hashemi Larijani. Or Charlie’s new best friend, Bradley Boardman. It’s funny”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“stopped asking her out —”
― Varian Johnson, To Catch a Cheat: A Jackson Greene Novel

“who you sound like, right?” That shut Gaby up. It had taken Omar a few minutes of stuttering and stammering that Friday afternoon, but eventually he had asked her to the formal. And Gaby said yes because … Well, because she didn’t want to hurt his feelings. He had done such a good job with her campaign, and he was a nice guy. Considerate and friendly. There were worse people to attend the formal with. Then he asked her to come watch him play at the Fitz. She found herself saying yes again, because really, after all his help with the election, the least she could do was give up a few hours of her time to watch him play basketball. But now that she was actually in the stands, with the sun beating down on her and time seemingly standing still, she wished she had had the courage — or at least the common sense — to say no.”
― Varian Johnson, The Great Greene Heist