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!