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The ceremony would begin in less than an hour.- The Family
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"It took me seventeen seconds to decide Jarom Thacker's reputation as the sharpest fighter on Thanda had been exagerated." - Stitching Snow
"She would see them in the twilight when the wind was right, roly-poly shapes propelled by ocean-breezes, turning end-over-end along the beach or down the alley behind her house like errant beach balls granted a moment's freedom." ~ Dreams Underfoot
If anyone had peeked through my window, they would have thought it was just a normal slumber party, a festive night that involved popcorn, manicures, and six gorgeous girls from the most exclusive clique at Hollier High giving each other makeovers, sharing juicy gossip, and plotting their next prank for the Lying Game. - Two Truths and a Lie
As they ascended, retreating farther from the winding trails that marked the way from the nearby villages, the world opened to him in the purest form: silent, ancient, mysterious.- Passenger
Our family has roots and branches reaching all across Europe, from France to Russia, from Denmark to Greece, and in several transient and minute kingdoms and principalities in between.- The Gathering Storm
"The rusted Chevy pickup truck clanked to a stop, and when Lauren Huntsman's head thumped the passenger window, it jolted her awake." - Black Ice
Kalak rounded a rocky stone ridge and stumbled to a stop before the body of a dying thunderclast. - The Way of Kings
"Dear Stepnmothers of the World:As you probably know, more than 50 percent of marriages in America end in divorce." ~ The Poison Apples
"Kara Magari pushed her way down an unkempt trail in the Rocky Mountains, its trees hunching amd swaying overhead as she crunched her way along the rotting foliage that served as a carpet." - Lichgates "At night I would lie in bed and watch the show, how bees squeezed through the cracks of my bedroom wall and flew circles around the room, making that propeller sound, a high-pitched zzzzzzz that hummed along my skin." - The Secret Life of Bees
Adam stood on the soccer field and twisted his hands together while Coach Morrison assigned them positions.- Soccer Shock
"If I could give fledgling con artists one price of advice, it would be this: tacos." ~ Trust Me, I'm Trouble
"The summer following the winter that my mother took off into something called Woman's Land for what I could only guess would be all eternity, my father decided that there was no choice but for him to quit his despised job and take me and my brother to the beach for at least the entire summer and possibly longer." - September Girls "Each night I wished for things to be different." - The Clearing
"The fingers of the thorn-apple tree clawed at the windowpane behind Harrison Grey, and he dog-eared his page, no longer able to read through the racket." - Crescendo
It was the kind of August day that hinted at monsoons, and the year was 1774, though not for very much longer.- The Girl from Everywhere
As they ascended, retreating farther from the winding trails that marked the way to nearby villages, the world opened to him in its purest form: silent, ancient, mysterious. - Passenger
The lights are bright and hot and I feel little beads of sweat form along my hairline. ~ Never Tear Us Apart
"I first discovered I was trash three days before my ninth birthday - one year after my father lost his job and moved to Secaucus to live with a woman named Crystal and four years before my mother had the car accident, started taking pills, and began exclusively wearing bedroom slippers instead of normal shoes. - Dorothy Must Die (longest first sentence ever??)
"the housemother who found Giselle McKendrick hanging from the brass light fixture in her bedroom didn't scream. - The Silent Scream
"We can't let it happen again," Queen Karolina said, dabbing at the tears that glistened in her deep blue eyes. The Wide-Awake Princess
For as long as Sara could remember, she jolted awake every morning, startled to be alive.- Hidden Wives
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