I dunno.” She sat on the bench and hugged the robe like a pillow. “I still think that Brett guy is cute.””Good luck getting him away from

I dunno.’ She sat on the bench and hugged the robe like a pillow. ‘I still think that Brett guy is cute.’
‘Good luck getting him away from Bekka.’ Cleo gathered her silky black hair into a high pony and pink-dabbed Smith’s Rosebud Salve on her lips. ‘She’s got more grip than Crazy Glue.’
‘More cling than Saran Wrap,’ Lala added.
‘More hold than Final Net.’ Cleo giggled.
‘More possession than The Exorcist,’ Lala managed.
‘More clench than butt cheeks,’ Blue chimed in.
‘More competition than American Idol,’ Frankie stuck out her chest and showed them her diva booty roll.
The girls burst out laughing.
‘Nice!’ Blue lifted her purple gloved hand.
Frankie slapped it without a single spark.
‘I hate to be a downer…’ Claudine shuffled back into the conversation wearing her slippers and robe. ‘But that girl will destroy you if she catches you with Brett.’
‘I’m not worried,’ Frankie tossed her hair back. ‘I’ve seen all the teen movies, and the nice girl gets the boy in the end.


Lisi Harrison,

Monster High

Our relationship is getting serious. I now know she likes Karaoke. Next she ll tell me she loves coffee. And then she ll say she loves me but

Our relationship is getting serious. I now know she likes Karaoke. Next she ll tell me she loves coffee. And then she ll say she loves me but not as much as she loves coffee.


Jarod Kintz,

Love quotes for the ages. And the ageless sages.

She’s always getting into trouble because she gets bored really really easily. […]My mum says it’s because Celia has an attention span

She’s always getting into trouble because she gets bored really really easily. […]
My mum says it’s because Celia has an attention span the size of a sesame seed.
Celia’s mum says it’s because Celia’s identity is unfurling itself slowly, like a tulip bud, and it’s a breathtakingly beautiful thing to see.


Jaclyn Moriarty,

Feeling Sorry for Celia

Felix believed that the answer to every problem involved penguins; but it wasn’t fair to birds, and I was getting tired of teleporting them

Felix believed that the answer to every problem involved penguins; but it wasn’t fair to birds, and I was getting tired of teleporting them back home. Somewhere in Antarctica, a whole flock of Magellanic penguins were undergoing psychotherapy.


Rick Riordan,

The Throne of Fire