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8cab3fb
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Mr. Freeman: You are getting better at this, but it's not good enough. This looks like a tree,but it is an average, ordinary, everyday, boring tree. Breathe life into it. Make it bend - trees are flexible, so they don't snap. Scar it, give it a twisted branch - perfect trees don't exist. Nothing is perfect. Flaws are interesting. Be the tree.
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speak
tree
young-adult-fiction
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laurie halse anderson |
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73c7653
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A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old.
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cage
girl
historical-fiction
marjorie-bruce
old
present
robert-the-bruce
worn
young-adult-fiction
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Jane Yolen |
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e47d43b
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When they're together, the world could fall apart around them and they'd never notice or care as long as they have each other.
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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1da8aef
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"Say it again," he says. "That whole drawn-out speech?" I remember something about a solar system, but I'm too light-headed to recite the entire thing all over again. He steps closer. "No. The part about you fallin' for me."
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romantic
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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dc40779
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Nick's eyes widened as a total state of befuddled huh possessed him. Was he in the Twilight Zone?
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paranormal-fiction
young-adult-fiction
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Sherrilyn Kenyon |
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b223e5f
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"I'm not going anywhere until you hear me out." Oh, please no. Anything except having to listen to her lecture. I push the button that calls the nurse. a voice bellows through the speaker. "I'm bein' tortured."
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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0b0035c
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"Is that your cheap way of telling me you want to kiss me?" He looks into my eyes, his dark gaze capturing mine. " , I always want to kiss you."
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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d6efb10
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There's always time for arguin' when you're a Fuentes.
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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65d3c1c
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When she wraps her arms around my neck, all I want to do is protect this girl for the rest of my life.
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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77adce5
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I realise it's going to happen. This girl of my dreams, this girl who is more like me than anyone I've ever met, wants to kiss me.
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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b72918c
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"You can't keep her." I know that. But I'm not ready to give her up just yet."
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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fa9c662
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The percentage of couples who stay together after high school is, like, less than five percent, you guys.
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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f36adcf
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"I just read this great quote by Junot Diaz, he was talking about true intimacy, and he was saying that it was the willingness to be vulnerable and to be found out. That's what I felt that YA did. It wasn't pretentious, and it wasn't hiding its heart. It wanted to be found out...
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junot-diaz
vulnerability
ya
young-adult-fiction
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Libba Bray |
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7e56ddf
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"What are you boys doing?" she asks, as if we're still little kids messing around. "Arguin'," Carlos says matter-of-factly."
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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7c1e95d
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She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven't done in years-- barnyard sounds.
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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68c8fb5
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Thoughts of being a pirate and stealing her away to my ship race across my mind. Although I'm not a pirate, and she's not my captured princess.
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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e3acc5f
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"Carlos, are we in complete understanding with each other?" "Yeah," I say. "As long as it's not in your house and you don't know about it, you're okay with us messin' around." "I know you're joking with me. You are joking with me, aren't you?" "Maybe."
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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b96e96c
|
"I have trust issues." "I know. I'm on a mission to cure you of that." --
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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e33e1e0
|
But sometimes, in tight corners, when your back is against the wall and the world is against you, you have to fight back in unexpected ways.
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young-adult
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-horror
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Caroline B. Cooney |
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9d0b84d
|
"Luis is right there." I point to the corner of the yard, where my little brother is the centre of attention doing imitations of barnyard animals. I have yet to inform him that talent isn't as much of a chick magnet when you get into junior high."
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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c710e5c
|
Our tragedy is that we forget it might be someone else first.
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distopian
young-adult-fiction
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Holly Black |
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5036b15
|
I like that girl more than I can remember likin' anything in my life. I'm not about to give her up. I'll start carin' about what other people think when I'm six feet under.
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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a99e313
|
"Ben walks in the room and asks, "What were you guys doing?" Nikki says "Nothing" at the same time I say, "Your sister and I were just makin' out."
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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ff21a98
|
"Listen, I don't know what the hell happened between you and Marco. To be honest I don't really want to know, 'cause if I did I'd probably want to kick the shit outta him." "I don't need you to protect me." "What if I want to?" --
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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517e77a
|
"Sylvia grabs my sleeve. "He's a looker." "I know. The problem is, he knows it, too."
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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d082e2e
|
"I have to protect you," he says softly."
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|
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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f332414
|
I'll always love you, no matter what happens, okay?
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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7211d13
|
"Whoa, who was that?" "Madison Stone," Kiara mutters. "Introduce me to her." "Why?" Because I know it'll annoy the shit out of you."
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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d41094d
|
A text pops up on the screen. It's from Luis. I can't help but grin when I read his perfectly thought-out message.
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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81e6e29
|
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be a dickhead. Well, I did.
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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6286f53
|
Three things Marco taught me today race through my mind: boys will lie to your face just to have sex with you, don't trust any boy who says I love you, and never date a boy who lives on the south side of Fairfield.
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young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
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Simone Elkeles |
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d6665b1
|
"You look like a hot tamale." "That's not really a compliment."
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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9c5e84f
|
Listen, I didn't ask for a face and body girls find attractive. But thanks to the mixture of my parents' DNA, I've got them, and I'm not ashamed to use 'em.
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humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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570aed6
|
"Just try it," he murmurs, reaching over to cover my hand gently. And I think, Whoa, that's never happened before! Then: Is he just doing that because he thinks Wyatt is interested? And, finally, this: Who the hell cares?!"
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vampire-romance
young-adult-fiction
zombies
|
Rusty Fischer |
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49d1ff1
|
"Quinn spoke their language--all mystery and inside jokes, scarred souls and statement shirts. It was a beautiful moment for him--in his element and completely happy. When they started playing, he leaned over and whispered in my ear. "See that guitar?" I nodded. "That's a 1969 Martin D28. Hear me when I say if I had to choose between a beautiful girl and that guitar, I'd choose the guitar. Natch." He took a huge gulp of water, clearly affected. "Naturally," I whispered. "It could be why you're still single."
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glass-girl
guitar
henry-whitmire
indie-band
laura-anderson-kurk
long-distance-relationship
love
martin-guitar
meg-kavanagh
music
perfect-glass
quinn-o-neill
rock-band
romance
teen-fiction
teen-literature
ya
young-adult-fiction
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Laura Anderson Kurk |
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56b51c4
|
"What's with all those tattoos? Makes you look like a hooligan." "I suspect I am a hooligan."
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|
humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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eb5b7a6
|
I'd love to be a tabletop in Paris, where food is art and life combined in one, where people gather and talk for hours. I want lovers to meet over me. I'd want to be covered in drops of candle wax and breadcrumbs and rings from the bottom of wineglasses. I would never be lonely, and I would always serve a good purpose.
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|
france
paris
parisians
travel
travel-quotes
travel-writing
young-adult
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
young-adult-series
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Maureen Johnson |
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f233e29
|
The Professor doesn't have a problem being called Dick? If my name was Richard, I'd go by Richard or Rich . . . not Dick. Hell, I'd even settle for being called Chard.
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|
humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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cb2b4a2
|
cause if you were my girlfriend and a stud like me was livin' in your house, I'd kiss you in front of the guy every chance I got as a reminder.
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|
humour
romance
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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7357952
|
Why don't you check out those teenagers in the middle row? They've been going at it like dogs in heat ever since the previews. They're probably both werewolves. And even if they aren't, you should throw them out on principle alone.
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|
vampires
werewolves
ya
young-adult-fiction
zombies
|
Rusty Fischer |
|
a779434
|
"Nikki looks at me, confused. "What's wrong?" "Nothin'."
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|
young-adult-fiction
young-adult-romance
|
Simone Elkeles |
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381ac0c
|
I'm beginning to think that if you're going to have a role model you should probably pick someone who's already dead so they can't disappoint you.
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|
young-adult-fiction
|
Dyan Sheldon |
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fb557f2
|
"You're mistaking love for perfection," I said. "Real love when it's there? It's just "
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|
marisha-pessl
neverworld-wake
young-adult-fiction
|
Marisha Pessl |
|
3acc391
|
With every fall of the sun and rise of the moon, I can hear it. The Prophecy. It echoes through the halls of time. It is written on the surface of every star. Even the sun and moon cannot withhold the news of the second coming. I hear it. And I fear it.
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|
epic-fantasy
fantasy-fiction
fiction
light
moon
novel
sun
young-adult
young-adult-fiction
|
Brian A. McBride |