Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars Quotes

“So far, the list consisted of the words "Possible Passions," under-lined twice, with underneath. nothing

At the desk next to me, Sylvie pushed back the hood of her sweat-shirt and nodded to my notebook.

"What's that for?" she whispered.

"I still have to write my paper," I whispered back. Ms. Filch had given me a two-week extension. But I still had no idea what I was going to write about.

"Oh that," Sylvie said, unwrap-ping a pack of Starburst. "I got an A-minus on mine."

"For a Martian, you're really good at English," I grumbled, taking a big bite of my salad.

"Oh, not especially," Sylvie said, sandwiching a pink Starburst between two yellow ones and biting them in half. "All Martians speak English."

"Really?" I asked. "That seems weird.”
― Cory Putman Oakes, Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars

“Um, can all polar bears talk?'
[...] she cocked her head to one side and gave me the nearest possible thing to a polar bear smile.
'Of course we can, love. It's just that we have so little to say to humans.”
― Cory Putman Oakes, Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars

“But let this be a lesson to all of you. If you don't respect the dietary restrictions of your fellow classmates, the polar bears will come back. Got it?'
There was a smattering of mmm-hmms, yeses, and nods. But basically everybody just continued to stare at him. My grandfather nodded smartly[.]”
― Cory Putman Oakes, Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars

“Someone has to do something. Why shouldn't it be me?”
― Cory Putman Oakes, Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars

“How did you get”
― Cory Putman Oakes, Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars