Midgrade Quotes

“The undercarraige kissed the snowy earth. Shadowy snow scenes, with frosted trees that shivered, flashed past the side windows. Powedery snow floated on the air. They glided to a standstill. The bird had landed”
― Suzy Davies, The Girl in The Red Cape

“Most teachers and subs keep
looking at the seating chart
to learn who the new kids are.
Mrs. Tricker looked at it once for
two seconds. She knew them all after that.”
― Michael Richardson, 5th grader, from the novel Mrs. Tricker is Not Herself

“There they stood, shuffling and stomping their boots, waving mascots and banners, turning up their Parka hoods ... Their patience was rewarded; at last, late in the morning, the sun squeezed through the dense white-gray Alaskan sky.”
― Suzy Davies, The Girl in The Red Cape