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"I stare down at my shoes, watching as a fine layer of ash settles on the worn leather." - Mockingjay
My mother always started the story by saying, "Well, she was born in the backseat of a stranger's car," as though that explained why Wavy wasn't normal.~All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school.~The Titan's Curse
"The Van Gogh Cafe sits on Main street in Flowers, Kansas, and the building it is in was once a theater, which may be the reason for its magic."- The Van Gogh Cafe
"The most memorable books from our childhoods are those that make us feel less alone, convince us that our own foibles and quirks are both as individual as a fingerprint and as universal as an open hand."- A Wrinkle in Time
"Every morning I wake up and I tell myself this: It's just one day, one twenty-four-hour period to get yourself through." - Where She Went
At a normal high school, having class outside on a gorgeous May day is usually pretty awesome.~Demonglass
She should have been safely ensconced in the apartment above her family's restaurant, scarfing down leftover pasta and catching up on reality show glut bursting her DVR.~Feel the Heat
The night before junior year - I was sixteen, barely - Gable Arsley said he wanted to sleep with me. - All These Things I've Done
If you were to ask me what I liked most about being an up-and-coming criminal in the year 2056, I'd probably point you to the simple things. - The Pale Dreamer
"Since Atlanta, she had looked out the dining-car window with a delight almost physical."- Go Set a Watchman
I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen.-Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
They said the only folk who belonged in Deadshot after dark were the ones who were up to no good. - Rebel of the Sands
Music, especially classical music, especially Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor, has kinetic energy. - My Heart and Other Black Holes
The pale-skinned woman stood on the edge of the cliff, looking out at the dark ocean, as she often did when the moon was bright and the wind still. - Shearwater
In the sun-warmed quiet of her uncle's library, Lady Helen Wrexhall spread the skirt of her muslin morning gown and sank into the deep curtsy required for Royal presentation: back held straight, head slightly bowed, left knee bent so low, it nearly touched the floor. - The Dark Days Club
The day I came squealing and squalling into the world was the first time someone tried to kill me. - Dread Nation
Once upon a time, a girl named September grew very tired indeed of her parents' house, where she washed the same pink-and-yellow teacups and matching gravy boats every day, slept on the same embroidered pillow, and played with the same small and amiable dog. - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
The procession stretched down the cobblestone road, a serpent made of men in red and gold, the Emperor's colors. - Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
Crazy for Young Adult Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Realm Breaker (other topics)The Spook's Blood (other topics)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (other topics)
We Are Blood and Thunder (other topics)
Neverworld Wake (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Neil Gaiman (other topics)E.L. James (other topics)
Marissa Meyer (other topics)
Tahereh Mafi (other topics)
I lifted my shirt for the neighborhood boys."
- Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall