My New Buddy Quotes

“Mr. Boom Boom, is on his way home. Mom says when he gets home, we're all going to pick up a surprise dad has organized. Dad's previous surprises have included me joining a soccer team and doing a two-day circus trapeze course. You can understand why I feel a little nervous.”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“Gretel”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“announcement”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“Wednesday”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“his instructions. I'm hopeless and”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“just don't get it! But because I got in trouble for laughing earlier, at least no one else is going to laugh at me.”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“I try to stifle a giggle, but it escapes anyway and attracts the evil eyes of Mr. Steiner. “You! Why do you laugh? Do you think history is funny? The trouble with young people is that you have no respect for the past and your elders. Come here. You will be my dance partner as I demonstrate the dance,” he snaps at me.”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“I don't know about you, but when I get nervous, I have to make lots of visits to the toilet”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“and then back at us, "You guys are a lot better at Robotics than I had realized," says Charlie in awe. I'm pretty sure my face stayed red the whole way home, but I do have to admit, it was kind of nice. At Robotics, Mrs. Smith introduces us to new equipment we’ll get to use at the Interschool Robotics Tournament.”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“Next, I did my circle, and Charlie had advised me to do semi-circles and join the top of each. It might have worked for him...but not for me. The top half of my semi-circles met in a rounded V shape, the bottom half in a stretched out point.”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“I throw the ball I bought for Buddy to play with, he chases the ball frantically, but once he catches it, he won't let go of it. He brings it close to us and then runs away when we try and grab the ball to throw it again for him.”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“My dad who has a voice so loud I've nicknamed him Mr. Boom Boom is on his way home. Mom says when he gets home, we're all going to pick up a surprise dad has organized. Dad's previous surprises have included me joining a soccer team and doing a two-day circus trapeze course. You can understand why I feel a little nervous.”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy

“Most of the lunchtime involves me dealing with my classmates and their funny comments about me falling asleep in class. This may take a long time to live down. The rest of the day passes quickly and I happily escape school to rush home. Home! My mom, whom I call Mrs. Absolutely Positive, greets me as I enter the lounge room. “I bet you had a marvelous day at school, another fulfilling step on your life of learning,” she gushes. Now you know where her nickname came from! She means well but her constant positiveness sometimes collides with my reality of being an almost cool girl.”
― Bill Campbell, My New Buddy