Cubez

“Sheep!” Angel cried, catching sight of some fluffy brown wool. “Anne is quite the animal lover,” Fang said to me as we followed Angel. “Horses, sheep, goats. Chickens. Pigs.” “Yeah,” I said. “I wonder who’s for dinner?” He flashed one of his rare smiles at me, and it was like the sun coming out. I felt my cheeks get hot and strode on ahead.”
― James Patterson, School's Out - Forever

“You know what that is, baby?” Mom asked, pointing toward the door at the end of the hall. “Do – door,” I said. “We’re going through that door, Wyatt, okay?” I nodded. “Can you do something for me when we go through that door?” Another nod from me. “Whatever you do, do not look down, okay? Keep your eyes on mommy. Do. Not. Look. Down.” For”
― George S. Mahaffey Jr., Vertical City

“Steve ducked at the last second to dodge an arrow from a wither skeleton. ”
― Mark Mulle, The Carnival of Doom (Book 1): The Angry Ghost

“Do you know where the dictionary is?” Fang looked at the girl who had spoken. “What?” “Our reference materials are over here,” the girl said, pointing. “When we have free study time, you can walk around and do homework. If you need to look up stuff, the computers and other references are over here.” “Oh. Okay. Thanks.” “No problem.” The girl swallowed and stepped closer. She was shorter than Max and had long, dark red hair. Her eyes were bright green, and her nose had freckles. “I’m Lissa,” she said. “And you’re Nick, right?” What did she want? He looked at her. “Uh-huh,” he said warily. “I’m glad you’re in our class.” “What? Why?” She stepped still closer, and he could smell the lavender scent of soap. Giving him a flirtatious smile, she said, “Why do you think?”
― James Patterson, School's Out - Forever