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Right as Michael asked this, I got another Instant Message.Princess in Training by Meg Cabot
"Thank you for seeing me, Doctor," said Kira, closing the door behind her and walking crisply to the desk.Partials by Dan Wells
I realized with some panic that it was much steeper than I'd thought it would be.Memoirs of a Geisha
But enough so I could make a good show of it on stage.
Buddy put his hand on mine. --The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
"He's... he's sucking the life out of me today," I finally said.Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
I opened my eyes. -Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
(whenever I sit at my computer, there's a whole shelf of book right next to me, so I never know which one is closest. It's annoying)
"But I officially stole it," he argued.Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Sleepy, his mind murmured. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
He fell asleep exhausted, his heart on the verge of bursting in his chest, but even in his dreams he was aware that the woman sleeping by his side was not really there: she was in some unknown, other dimension where he could never reach her.The House of the Spirits
Page 111 on the book nearest me only has four words on it :P
"Finn used to tell me that same thing, and I never understood what he meant by "driving hard," especially when I didn't see any deifference in the way he drove it from the way I did. "In Honor by Jessi Kirby
Long before Homer, Greek families worshipped their ancestors, who were believed to live on in the grave. - Since the Beginning: History of the World in Christian Perspective
(Page 111 didn't have 11 sentences, so I went to page 112)Language buries, but does not resurrect.
-- The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
"how unfulfilling his hundred previous lives must have been"Incarnate by jodi meadows
I shot down into the darkness.- The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
"Where were you last night?"
Wow that one is pretty boring (thought it is a good conversation :) )
"Maybe he just scouted the area," Jazz said.
Maybe this was the most awkward parent topic ever. Sea change by Aimee Friedman
Madeline's finely drawn features tightened. - Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
It was inaudible to Penelope, but his siblings clapped with approval each time he did it.
The Unseen Guest
Artemis held the locator's face up to the cab's light.Artemis Fowl
I was prepared to meet you with the pleasure which our separation naturally produced, with the familiarity which our intimacy at Barton appeared to me to justify.Sense and Sensibility
In the centre a spiral staircase, leading nowhere in particular, stood in a spray of ferns and yellow flowers and next to it a stone sundial pedestal housed the main computer terminal.
"He broke off as the door shuddered under a heavy blow."
**Pg 111 doesn't reach 11 sentences, opted to choose pg 112 instead**His gaze surveyed the chaotic scene and finally settled on a man standing before Chauscer's tomb, sporting a glen-plaid suit with a cashmere tie.
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The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry
You could never see the sky here; it was like a cage.
"Who said I want an American girl?" He swore, then quickly apologised to Mimoo.
"Well we are learning that there are certain limitations to revive," Mason said, like he was giving a report to his superiors not comforting his pseudo daughter.Revived by Cat Patrick
(pg. 111)"Though I must admit a truly smart hacker wouldnt use his or her computer."
-The Fruit of My Lipstick by Shelley Adina
"I'm not even going to bother getting out of bed today." - 'Some Girls Are' by Courtney Summers
"It is only when she turns to close the door that I see a tattoo on the back of her neck, a black-and-white hawk with a red eye."Divergent by Veronica Roth
Heather wrote: ""It is only when she turns to close the door that I see a tattoo on the back of her neck, a black-and-white hawk with a red eye."Divergent by Veronica Roth"
Love that book!
"And if it is Gandalf," he added as an afterthought, "we can give him a little surprise, to pay him out for being so late."- The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkein
"is it your power or mine that makes the connection possible"
"what's the matter with you?" I said, rattling the trucks door handle.Nora Grey ~ Silence (hush hush #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick
I could see its forked tongue and the glistening saliva that dripped hungrily from that horrible maw. -Hunted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Piper had so many things on her mind she thought she'd never sleep
"I don't even care if an elf princess who smells just like fresh-baked croissants has the packet shipped to her with her cloaks and paint boxes and returns it hidden in the margins of a portrait of her beloved father."from the story "Shannon's Law" by Cory Doctorow in the anthology Welcome to Bordertown edited by Holly Black & Ellen Kushner
Mr. Hillyer summed up the majority sentiment at the time:"Those girls have a bright future ahead of them."The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
"Because they have quality". - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
The ballroom is being worked on today so we had to move
by Amanda Hocking
by Amanda Hocking
There was some ugliness during the war with Indo-China, but that was twenty years ago: now the Ishidas are one of the most respected families in Chatham.
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