The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs Quotes

“She reached under the flowerpot for the key, but before putting it in the lock she said, "Dub? I wonder . . . how come we both acted so weird."
Dub, who ordinarily had an answer for everything, was silent. If Allie wasn't mistaken, she saw a faint blush color his neck. That gave her the courage to say, "I think I got so jealous because I thought you liked Pam better. Liked her, you know, for a girlfriend."
"Are you serious?" asked Dub, looked surprised "She's nice, but no way."
Allie went on, feeling—she couldn't believe it—shy in front of Dub. "But why did it bug me so much? It's not like I'm your girlfriend." She paused and added, "Right?"
As soon as she had spoken, she wished she could snatch the words back. What if Dub looked at her as if she were crazy and said again, "No way!" She'd feel like a complete idiot.
Dub's blush crept from his neck to his face. "Who said you're not?"
Allie laughed happily. "Nobody," she said.
They stood grinning at each other for a moment.”
― Cynthia C. DeFelice, The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs

“If you ever catch me acting jealous again, just call me John. I promise I'll snap right out of it.”
― Cynthia C. DeFelice, The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs

“When Allie didn’t answer, he added, “Besides, what did he do to help you, anyway?”
“Right before two o’clock, when I was all worried about the interview, he gave me the words to say. That was when he told me to ask about the fire.”
“Oh, that was great advice,” said Dub sarcastically. “The interview really went smoothly after you said that.”
― Cynthia C. DeFelice, The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs

“Once she had asked about Mrs. Hobbs promotion, what then?
"Mrs. Hobbs, all the students are scared to death of you. Rumor has it that you hate kids. Is this true?"
No.
"Mrs. Hobbs, a ghost made me pick you for my class project. Do you have any idea who it might be?"
No way.
"Mrs. Hobbs, your nickname is the Snapping Turtle. Would you care to comment?"
No, no, no.”
― Cynthia C. DeFelice, The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs

“Slowly, she rose from her seat and walked toward the door, her mind droning a dramatic narration: The condemned girl took what would turn out to be her final steps. Little did her teacher and classmates know they would never see her again . . .”
― Cynthia C. DeFelice, The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs