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message 51: by [deleted user] (new)

"His hair was like splinters." -The Book Thief by Markus Zusak


message 52: by Laura (new)

Laura  | 911 comments 'I asked if he was tempted to adopt the new technology.' -- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.


message 53: by Isaac (new)

Isaac | 8014 comments "Your claim just happens to be a little more equal than the others." -The Encyclopedia of Immaturity


message 54: by Laura (new)

Laura  | 911 comments I have that book! It's amazing! 'specially all the pranks... XD

'Harry and Ron both jumped out of the way as several knives soared out of it, flew across the kitchen, and began chopping the potatoes, which had just been tipped back into the sink by the dustpan.' -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire


message 55: by Isaac (new)

Isaac | 8014 comments Hey, I put that one up earlier, but you have something different.... O.o

"Your machine works amazingly well." -The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book


message 56: by Mandy (new)

Mandy  Harmon (mandyharmon) | 10724 comments I LOVE CALVIN AND HOBBES!!


message 57: by [deleted user] (new)

ME TOO!


message 58: by Laura (new)

Laura  | 911 comments AHHH I WAS JUST READING IT THIS MORNING.


message 59: by [deleted user] (new)

LUCKY!


message 60: by Laura (new)

Laura  | 911 comments MY BROTHER HAS TWO OF THE BOOKS...ONE IS THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY AND I FORGOT THE TITLE OF THE OTHER ONE...


message 61: by Kim (new)

Kim Crowley (kimcrow) | 1893 comments General Scaleme puts on the skin and just walks out the front door, fooling all your scanners on the way. - Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception


Jordan, The Picture Magician (aka Probie) (thepicturemagicianakaprobie) | 2218 comments i have a Clavin and Hobbes one!

"And the inky brine has soaked the bread!"-Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat


message 63: by Laura (new)

Laura  | 911 comments Kim wrote: "General Scaleme puts on the skin and just walks out the front door, fooling all your scanners on the way. - Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception"

I remember reading that part...it angered me Foaly could be so stupid. :/


message 64: by Kim (new)

Kim Crowley (kimcrow) | 1893 comments :D Yeah


message 65: by Hannah (last edited Jun 19, 2010 03:54PM) (new)

Hannah | 954 comments This was kind of hard considering I'm right next to a bookshelf. ;D Haha. So I just picked a random book with my eyes closed.

"The little ravine, nicked into the cliff, was steep and slippery."

Rascal by Sterling North. I got it from a teacher years ago and never read it.


message 66: by Isaac (new)

Isaac | 8014 comments "They were standing outside number eleven; he looked to the left and saw the number ten; to the right, however was the number thirteen."
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


message 67: by Kat (last edited Jun 24, 2010 02:48AM) (new)

Kat | 7 comments "I'm most looking forward to how they react seeing you here." --Penelope Hayes, Envy by Anna Godbersen.


message 68: by Kim (new)

Kim Crowley (kimcrow) | 1893 comments Then he came back down and sat across from me - Just Listen by Sarah Dessen


message 69: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 156 comments "Well then, if it were not for the war, we would found you a fine bridegroom and given you a dowry, too, in return for all your good work in this house, but you know what was means, don't you?-Troy by Adele Geras.

Wow that was a long sentence.


message 70: by Jillian (new)

Jillian (jillreadsabook) | 145 comments "Max turned all his focus to Amy." - 13 to Life


message 71: by Ky (new)

Ky (poeticshark) | 10786 comments "'Just like--' she took the matchbook and waggled it '-- me and fire.'" - The Summoning.


message 72: by Laura (new)

Laura  | 911 comments That sounds funny... ^-^


message 73: by Laura (new)

Laura  | 911 comments 42?


message 74: by [deleted user] (new)

"A spider had descended by a strand of web and settled lightly upon him." - The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoners Dilemma


message 75: by Annemarie, hi (new)

Annemarie Carlson (annielawlz) | 3393 comments Mod
"It's as if the baby is raised by the pixies."
-The Dark, Marianne Curley.

Hahah wow, this is ironic.


message 76: by Mitch (new)

Mitch (i-am-not-real) | 1495 comments The book closest to me is my dad's Spanish-English dictionary X/


message 77: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 156 comments Without appearing to notice anything, I saw the silent glances that certain words provoked between them.

The Thirteeth Tale-Diane Setterfield.


message 78: by Annemarie, hi (new)

Annemarie Carlson (annielawlz) | 3393 comments Mod
Terror bolts through me, but I slip and slide in the snow as I scramble to follow the tracks back to their source.
- The Forest of Hands and Teeth
I typed that all with one hand! Who da man?!


message 79: by Mandy (new)

Mandy  Harmon (mandyharmon) | 10724 comments You da man!!


message 80: by Alyssa (new)

Alyssa (shyluck13) | 54 comments "There was a difference between them even then, of course, but they were all children and as such equally banned from the Hollands' grown-up world of dinner parties and card games."

The Luxe - Anna Godbersen


Jordan, The Picture Magician (aka Probie) (thepicturemagicianakaprobie) | 2218 comments "There was never a word said against us."-And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie


Tesssss cool story broo | 527 comments There is no marveling that i haven't been in touch before, am in touch now, am still alive, and there are no reproaches. -The house of stairs, by barbara Vine


message 83: by Isaac (new)

Isaac | 8014 comments "The range of motion at the hip remains below 45 degrees, the lower back is supported not arched, and you can concentrate on the specific muscles you're working."

--"Stronger Abs And Back: 165 Exercises to Build your
Center of Power *un-read-able because of stupid library sticker*

...That's my dad's book; it just happened to be right there because I'm in the living room.


message 84: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 156 comments But over on the edge, Matty heard a woman begin to weep. -The Messanger By Lois Lowry


Tesssss cool story broo | 527 comments "It's bigger than I expected," Amy put in ruefully. "We have no idea what we're looking for, or even where to start."

One False Note
Gordan Korman
Book 2 in The 39 Clues


message 86: by Isaac (new)

Isaac | 8014 comments Jack and Annie walked over to the trunk and peered inside. - Monday with a Mad Genuis


message 87: by Elliott (new)

Elliott | 22634 comments Mod
"Hello, Miss Jones." - The Girl Who Chased the Moon


message 88: by Isaac (new)

Isaac | 8014 comments "Basho's a great poet!" said Annie.

--Dragon of the Red Dawn


Jordan, The Picture Magician (aka Probie) (thepicturemagicianakaprobie) | 2218 comments The crowd can't helpbut respond with gasps and murmurs .- Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins


message 90: by Isaac (new)

Isaac | 8014 comments "He used to belong to my brother."

--Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


message 91: by Madeline (new)

Madeline Anyway, this is all just foolishness, Sam."

Trumpet of the Swan - E.b. White


message 92: by Isaac (new)

Isaac | 8014 comments I don't feel like picking a book up now.


message 93: by Elliott (new)

Elliott | 22634 comments Mod
"I promise," I say. -Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs


message 94: by [deleted user] (new)

My book is Graceling. The sentence is: The woman held her gaze, as no one other than Raffin, Oll, or the king did.


message 95: by Ellen (new)

Ellen (ellenpenleysmith) It's a book I haven't even read: Blue Moon by Alyson Noel.

He shakes Sabine's hand and heads out the door, his fingers entertwiened with mine, sencing a warm wonderful thrum through my body.


message 96: by Baxter, butts butts butts (new)

Baxter (julietrocksmysocks) | 2455 comments Mod
The dust beneath the easel.

Titus Groan


message 97: by [deleted user] (new)

Percy Jackson and the lightning Thief

"Half man, half bull."


message 98: by Elliott (new)

Elliott | 22634 comments Mod
I glance at the photo.- House Rules


message 99: by Jordan, The Picture Magician (aka Probie) (last edited Jul 25, 2010 05:17PM) (new)

Jordan, The Picture Magician (aka Probie) (thepicturemagicianakaprobie) | 2218 comments "There were three people dead now, and two of them could still be alive, if only Brody had..." Jaws , Peter Benchley.


Iviana (The Sign Painter) Mʘ‿ʘP (thesignpainter) Secrecy Sensor: A Secrecy Sensor looks like a squiggly TV antennae (called a television aerial among the Brits); it begins vibrating when it senses secrecy (telling a lie, evading the truth, or concealing an important piece of information).

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World of Harry Potter


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