Selfies Are Forever Quotes

“Brody Valentine WILL return in Secret Agent 6th Grader 5!”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Maddie held out her phone and nuzzled her face against my mine. I couldn’t complain.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Hashtag, fried bread. Hashtag, foodie. Hashtag, weirdo employee.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Everyone”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“own now.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Have you ever tried filling a small water balloon with baked beans before?”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“You’re saying that Regina is planning to take over the world at midnight because the tiny bacon train told you so!”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Twenty minutes later, we were back with our friends in the food court. I had bought a cinnamon bun and was holding it close to my nose, trying to bring my sense of smell back from the nasty fountain water.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“to head for the part of the mall with the Silver Dollar Fountain. Maddie was still running on the second floor. I could see her from where I was down below.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“I barely got to eat any food, and the smell of pretzels and cheeseburgers were singing sweet songs to my nose holes.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“So it was Mr. A. Lien who was talking to me from the bus. Everyone always joked that it sounded like we called him Mr. Alien, but those jokes were only fueled by the fact that he was also the weirdest dude in the world.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“I looked down, remembering that I had worn my favorite pair of superhero socks that day.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Some of the wolf pack that had gotten past Chase slipped on the signs, sliding along the floor like they were on hoverboards. For a second, I felt a little jealous because it kind of looked like fun.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Heyyyyyyy, girrrrrrl,”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Dun, dun, dunnnnnn,”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“gazpacho,”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“I clutched at the cramp in my side. Seriously, as much running as I did, how come my body still wasn’t used to it?”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“wasn’t moving toward Christopher. A couple glanced at him through their sunglasses, but never did anything about it.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“whispered. “Trust me,” K-pop said. “Just give it another second or two.” But before she even finished her sentence, one of Christopher’s agents scrunched his nose, leaning his head back”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“cheese that tasted like plastic”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Never eat shredded wheat…”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Sometimes I think that adults are just bigger versions of kids.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Whoever’s wearing this sign might as well kiss their pretty face goodbye,” I said sarcastically. And then I asked, “So who’s gonna wear it?” Again, the four other members of the agency stood silently, but this time they weren’t staring at nothing. They were staring at me.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“on.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“I think we just got our next case.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Until”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“Suckerpunch”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“After tossing my food in the garbage,”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“I smiled like a dork.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever

“There’s nothing there except for her word, and what good is that when she was the one sending you all those texts. But you wanna know the kicker? You want me to crack an egg of knowledge over your head?” I didn’t answer. Christmas wiggled his fingers in the air, and then sang “Spoiler alert! Regina’s the one who asked me for help. It’s not the other way around this time.” He pounded the butt of his fist against the table. “Man! I hate ruining surprises!” My heart stopped. I patted my chest with my open palm to get it going again. Okay, not really, but that’s what it felt like. Christmas could see the confusion on my face and he continued to floor me with his words. “I’m sure by now you’ve noticed the show choir has been absorbed with the set they’ve been creating all afternoon. It’s quite elaborate, and everyone in the show choir is required to help, but… has Regina been helping at all? Has she been sweating away, moving huge boxes back and forth with the other kids in the show choir?” I paused. “No. She’s been running around the mall taking selfies. But… her parents were here. They came to watch her performance.” Christmas snapped his fingers at me. “Connect those dots, Valentine…” “But if Regina’s not in the show choir, then her parents can only be here because they think she’s in it,” I said, staring at the table. “But why would she lie to them?” “Cha-ching!” Christmas was giving me a hint. “Don’t forget that membership is $200 a month!” “That’s why Regina seems to have so much money all the time,” I said. “She faked being a member of show choir to keep the money for herself. But… why the selfie game? Why send us all over the mall?” “Because I told her to,” Christmas chuckled. “Yeah, that was all me. She came to me, asking for help to cancel the entire trip, which I actually tried to do earlier.” Little light bulbs were switching on in my head. “That’s what the sign was for this morning.” And then I remembered the girl who shouted. “That was Regina in the cafeteria! She tried to start a food fight so the school would cancel the show before we even boarded the buses!” “Didn’t work,” Christmas said. “I knew it wouldn’t, but that didn’t stop her. She came to me again at the mall and asked for my help, so I did. I told her exactly what to do, and she did it perfectly, distracting you like the bugs you are.” “Distracting us?” I asked. Christmas turned around. “She’s planning on sabotaging the show choir performance. If they don’t perform, then her parents will never learn that she’s not in the club.”
― Marcus Emerson, Selfies Are Forever