Double Fudge by Judy Blume

Jimmy didn"t wait for me to finish. "That's a really rude thing to say. He's not rich and you know it."

Double Fudge by Judy Blume

"Gotcha!" he said, sticking a finger in my gut and laughing. I hate when he does that.

Double Fudge by Judy Blume

"I don't think we wear the same size anymore. Besides, if you think they're dorky, why would I want them?"

With difficulty, I stood. The stone floor was freezing under my feet. I turned and found myself staring into a polished bronze mirror.

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

There was a fireplace built into the cave wall, and a pot bubbling over the flames. It smelled great, like beef stew.

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

"New lesson, class," I announced. "Most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword. This change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you right now if you don't BACK OFF

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

We came over a hill, and Annabeth gasped."Hippalektryons? I thought they were extinct!"

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

"Don't break the rules," Eurytion warned as we walked up the steps to the front porch. "No fighting. No drawing weapons. And don't make any comments about the boss's appearence."

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

The cow mooed, put one hoove tentatively on the bars, then backed away.

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

Briares just shook his head. "I cannot, demigod. I do not have a finger gun to win this game." To prove his point, he made one hundred finger guns.

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

We walked over to the rocks, where Tyson and Grover were waiting. I stared at the crack between the boulders-the entrance that was about to swallow us.

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

"He killed the water fountain last night," Tyson confided.

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

Tyson was snoring in the next bunk. The sound calmed me done a little

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

I left her there, staring at maps that led from nowhere to nowhere; but I couldn't shake the feeling that one of us wasn't going to come back from this quest alive.

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

Nobody cheered. I mean, we all liked Annabeth, and we wanted her to have a quest, but this one seemed insanely dangerous. After what I'd seen of Chris Rodriguez, I didn't even want to think about Annabeth descending into that wierd maze again.

Thea Stilton and the Secret City

He put his paw on one of the handles. Suddenly, the door burst open! Manadunca, who was behind the other two, pushed through them. He wanted to be first to the treasure.

Thea Stilton and the Secret City

Before she finished squeaking, it started to pour!

Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth

Before dinner I stopped by the sword arena. Sure enough, Mrs O'Leary was curled up
in an enormous black mound in the middle of the stadium, chewing halfheartedlyon the head of a warrior dummy.

Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro by Geronimo Stilton

Mmmmm...the thought of cheese made my tummy rumble! But I knew if I squeaked up all I'd get was another lecture about my cheddar belly.

Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro by Geronimo Stilton

I gave him a funny look. Did Bruce think I'd fallen off the cheese cart? Sure, I hated travelling, but I'd been doing it for years!

Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro by Geronimo Stilton

Since I was unable to make up my mind, I decided to treat myself. I grabbed the largest plate I could find and filled it with a selection of every tasty tidbit inside the fridge. Then I made a cup of hot cheddar and headed to the living room to light the fire.

Alvin Ho by Lenore Look

Boatswain nodded, I swear it. "Why, how now putz...," I began in a shakespearen curse. Then I stopped myself. I cleared my throat.

Alvin Ho by Lenore Look

Flea sliced her arm like a sword through the air. She added a kick to the side too.

Alvin Ho by Lenore Look

"Wipe thy ugly face,thou weedy earth-vexing whey-face," Calvin would say. "Methinks you stink, thou pribbling beetle-headed harpy."

Alvin Ho by Lenore Look

But Calvin was not. "That's stupid," he said. Calvin is not supposed to use the s-word, it is bad.

Alvin Ho by Lenore Look

"You're like a piece of frozen sausage fallen off the truck," my brother, Calvin, likes to say. It is true. I am something like that.

The Diary of Amos Lee by Adeline Foo

I heared Mum telling Dad that maybe she could bring WPI and I along for her ass-in-mens. Oh man

The Diary of Amos Lee by Adeline Foo

MY SISTER
Just turned five. I call her WPI. Whiny. Pesky. Irritating.

The Diary of Amos Lee by Adeline Foo

Mum had weird food cravings when she was pregnant with me. At one time, it was for char siew bao. Another time, it was for cookies-double chocolate macadamia nut. She ate so many cookies in the nine months carrying me that when the doctor asked what she was naming her baby boy as I was being pushed out of her womb, she shouted, "He will be famous one day. I will call him Amos!"

The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson

There was a crash, and a yell of "Scumbo! Got you!" from the wood.

The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson

"Oh!" said the man, jumping. "You should warn people when you're going to do that. You know, I've often wondered what that noise was. Now I shall know it is only you or your father."

The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson

"I've got him!" shouted Plop. "I've got Orion the Great Hunter. Oh, I never knew stars had names. Show me some more."

The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson

Plop made a few hopeful snoring noises, but it was clear that the feast was over. He wobbled into the nest-hole and was soon fast asleep himself.

The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson

"Nobody threw me-I just came," said the roly-poly pudding,"And actually I'm a barn owl."

The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson

"I still do not like it AT ALL," said Plop, "But I'm going to watch the fireworks-if you will sit by me." "I will sit by you," said his mother. So will I," said his father, who had just woken up. "I like fireworks."

The Magic School Bus lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole

Suddenly there was a snap. Ms. Frizzle's tether line had broken! Without warning, the rockets fired up, and the bus zoomed away! The autopilot was malfunctioning.

The Magic School Bus lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole

We landed and started walking around. Suddenly a huge dust storm blew up. Ms. Frizzle said dust storms on Mars can last for months. They may cover the whole planet. We scrambled back on the bus and headed out!

The Magic School Bus lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole

On the way back, as we were waiting at a red light, something amazing happened. The bus started tilting back, and we heard the roar of rockets. "Oh dear," said Ms. Frizzle. "We seem to be blasting off!"

The Magic School Bus in The Time of The Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole

Allosaurus darted close and took a big bite. Then it moved back and waited. Stegosaurus got weaker and weaker. It had become food for Allosaurus.

the Magic School Bus in The Time of The Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole

A sudden downpour caught us by surprise. But the dinosaurs went right on eating. We ran for the bus, and Frizzle called, "Get ready to go forward in time, kids!"

The Magic School Bus in The Time of The Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole

The hand on the clock started moving backward: one hour back...one day back...one year back... outside the windows, the desert was whizzing by. One thousand years...one million years... "We're on our way to the time of the Maiasaura. Hang on class!" yelled the Friz.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Mom is real tight with our principle, so I'll bet she stepped in and made sure I got put in the gifted group again.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Those guys are acting totally ridiculous. Today, Rowley and Collin were wearing these matching T-shirts, and it made me just about want to vomit.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

It took people about five seconds to realise how "P.Mudd" sounded when you said it out loud, and after that, it was all over for Preston

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

If there's one thing most boys in my school are into, it's professional wrestling. So Mr Underwood might as well have set off a bomb.

The Kingdom of Fantasy by Geronimo Stilton

I tried to correct him,but the strange frog wouldn't listen. Instead,he started scribbling away:Trough the golden door came a knight in shining armor. Sir Geronimo of Stilton! He was tall,handsome,and mighty,with proud blue eyes and radiant blond fur. He was wearing a suit of silver armor that glimmered in the moonlight, and his invincible sword was...

The Kingdom of Fantasy by Geronimo Stilton

King Firebreath picked up the tooth. He tried it on. "Why,it's perfect!It's as if it was made just for me!"he exclaimed. "Quick! Summon the royal dentist!"

The Kingdom of Fantasy by Geronimo Stilton

My heart pounded under my fur as I kissed the sleeping queen's hand. In a flash,Queen Blossom's eyes popped open. "Dear knight,I knew you would come!'she cried. She wept tears of joy.

The Jaguar's Jewel by Ron Roy

Dink ran his fingers over the striped wallpaper. Just above his head, he felt a thin crack. He followed the crack with his fingers until he felt another crack, this one running down toward the floor.

The Jaguar