Middle School Quotes

“neighborhood.”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“dozen”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“I’m never going to make any friends here,” Georgia whined. “Come on, honey. I know it’s a big adjustment, but you’ve got to stay positive,” Mom said. “Okay,” Georgia said. “I’m positive I’m never going to make any friends here.”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“that”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“I CAMe uP WiTH SOMe PReTTY COOL ART.”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“meant no”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“I always used to hear Mom say Grandma Dotty was a big pack rat. And to be honest, I never really thought about what that meant. I just thought:”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“want you, it’s their loss,” Grandma said. “Why don’t we just wait and see what they say?” Ms. Donatello told me. “I have to go to the bathroom,” Georgia said. I didn’t want to talk anymore, so I just made like Leonardo the Silent and kept my mouth shut after that. Finally, the office door opened, and Mr. Crawley, the director of the school, came over to talk to us. I tried not to look like I wanted to disappear. Or self-destruct. Or both. “First of all, Rafe,” he said, “you should know there are three things we look for in an applicant. One of those is experience. A lot of the students at Cathedral have been studying art since before they could write.” “Sure,” I said. “I get it. No problem.” But he wasn’t done yet. “The other two things we look for are talent and persistence,” he said. “Not only is that portfolio of yours full of artistic promise, it’s also just full. When I see that, I see a boy who would probably keep drawing whether anyone was paying attention or not.”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“X”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“just check out”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“portfolio.”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“Anyway, I guess I should have seen it coming. It’s like every time things start to look okay in my crazy life, something always comes along to change it. It’s like it just falls out of”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“TWENTY-TWO HOURS AND FORTY-NINE MINUTES LATER (NOT THAT I WAS COUNTING OR ANYTHING)”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“Ms. D. through the front door and up to the main office, where the interview”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview

“have thought so much could change in one summer? Not me, that’s for sure. Not my best buddy, Leonardo the Silent. Probably not the folks at Airbrook Arts Community School either. That’s where I was supposed to start seventh grade in the fall. Supposed to. You”
― James Patterson, Middle School: Get Me out of Here! - Free Preview