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882814e scrambled Margaret Peterson Haddix
71f5b01 Does FBI mean Federal Bureau of Idiots? humor second-chance the-missing-series Margaret Peterson Haddix
8b7d850 It just happened, Margaret Peterson Haddix
477007e You bite off more than you can chew, 'course you're going to choke. One bite at a time. And that goes for thinking things, too, not just food. Margaret Peterson Haddix
745e4cf Some things just are. They can't be changed or undone or fixed.But people-people can heal. Even from events they believe are unendurable. Margaret Peterson Haddix
841e88c won't Margaret Peterson Haddix
65af698 He reaches over a goat that's come between us and grabs my hand. "Don't let go!" he orders. Harper's hand is dry and soothing, while mine is sweaty with fear. We've never held hands before. I think about what it means in the village when boys and girls only a few years older then Harper and me wander around with their hands clasped together. They're always peering dreamily into each other's eyes, sneaking sky kisses...and soon after, there'.. Margaret Peterson Haddix
8fcc33a It's like I'd been walking a tightrope with a big safety net underneath me, but I never really thought about the net until someone took it away. And then every single step scared me to death. loss feelings relationship family death life love concern security emotions separation Margaret Peterson Haddix
0c4c834 But, really, are there any guys out there who aren't jerks? I don't even know any grown-up men who aren't jerks. juveline jerks growing-up dating Margaret Peterson Haddix
bd38666 But things are so bad, I feel like I'm going to explode if I don't do something. feelings youth problems emotions sad Margaret Peterson Haddix
fac40e0 suddenly Margaret Peterson Haddix
e1c16eb Staring into the ring of candles--proud that the number of his years finally made a ring, all around the cake Margaret Peterson Haddix
96326ab my parents are very good at bribery. Margaret Peterson Haddix
fe4e5f4 the backyard's tall grass, he had somehow understood the fear in his mother's voice. But on this day, the day they began taking the woods away, he hesitated. He took one extra breath of the fresh air, scented with clover and honeysuckle and--coming from far away-- Margaret Peterson Haddix
a111c04 Luke's dad harrumphed, and paused in the midst of shoveling forkfuls of boiled potatoes into his mouth. Margaret Peterson Haddix
07ed0a8 Because," he said in an even voice, "you're used to winning, so you don't even think about how, every time there's a game, both sides get that 'rah, rah, team' speech from their coaches both sides hear 'you're the best!' 'You've got to win!' 'You're the greatest!' But half of the people playing that game are going to walk away losers. Half!" loser teams winner team win Margaret Peterson Haddix
0483832 Luke pictured himself Margaret Peterson Haddix
36c40f2 Why didn't you tell me that evil could be so lighthearted? Margaret Peterson Haddix
8816002 angles from their former lofty positions in the sky. Their absence made everything look different, like a fresh haircut exposing a band of untanned skin on a forehead. Even from deep inside the kitchen, Luke could tell the trees were missing because everything was brighter, more open. Scarier. Margaret Peterson Haddix
55dce21 smashed fly or the dead pig, gone stiff in the sun. It made his stomach feel funny even trying. "I don't think it's fair we've got to do Luke's chores now," Luke's other brother," Margaret Peterson Haddix
8a67b02 Now, who-- Margaret Peterson Haddix
eb8ddbf Winning isn't everything," Eisenhower said faintly. "Sometimes, just knowing your family's safe and healthy and alive is even better." Margaret Peterson Haddix
6367107 I wouldn't even let your dad talk about . . . Margaret Peterson Haddix
03c18f6 I wasn't asking anything about God," Jonah complained. "Yeah, you kind of were," JB said. "If there is fate, who else would control it?" Margaret Peterson Haddix
b486d4b I have been thinking--" He chuckled. "Always a dangerous thing for a woman to do," he said." Margaret Peterson Haddix
9c75d93 The story begins like so much else,' she says slowly, 'With hope. Hope and dreams and daring... Margaret Peterson Haddix
098d3dd Most people couldn't be rich if they wanted to be honest; most people couldn't be honest if they wanted to be rich. money integrity honesty rich Margaret Peterson Haddix
228ca45 Baby smuggling is a serious crime,' he said. 'There were thirty-six babies on that plane. We could charge you with thirty-six counts of kidnapping.' That, at least, got Second to look back at Mr. Reardon. 'Does FBI mean Federal Bureau of Idiots?' he asked. 'If any of you were any good at analyzing footprints, you would know that I fell when I was trying to sneak the airport grounds, not out.' 'And why would you do that?' Mr. Reardon aske.. crimes kidnapping fbi Margaret Peterson Haddix
33d7bcf I was there laughing and joking with everyone else, but it's like there was some part of me standing back, watching, thinking, "Is this as good as it gets?" youth life problems conflict Margaret Peterson Haddix
f9817c6 What were you supposed to do, talking to a hologram of a dead man, when a younger version of that man was still alive? Should you offer condolences? Jordan decided that really wasn't necessary. humor holograms Margaret Peterson Haddix
a3c87a6 Mark slapped him, and Trey was stunned into silence. "Hey!" Mark said. "That really does work on hysterical people. Always wanted to try that." Margaret Peterson Haddix
4176b88 It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up. Margaret Peterson Haddix
5d9eb29 It's not whether you win or lose. It's how you play the game. Margaret Peterson Haddix
4732fa2 Cleopatra breathed my air,' Katherine muttered. Margaret Peterson Haddix
f29acf9 Hope doesn't mean anything... Action's the only thing that counts. Margaret Peterson Haddix
959dec0 Somehow this change was even scarier than all the people downstairs, because Jordan the-missing-series Margaret Peterson Haddix
95184fc It kind of seemed like, as long as he was alive, there was still hope that he could fix things. Margaret Peterson Haddix
75f6a84 But really, he told himself. There are just some people who don't seem like they ever could have been young. It's like trying to imagine my grandparents as little kids. Or--like the guy who played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies. No way he was ever young. Margaret Peterson Haddix
52c6baa Ah, but is any history really all that ancient?' Second asked. 'Doesn't every moment from the past affect the present?' This man was more annoying than any history teacher Jordan had ever had. second-chance the-missing-series Margaret Peterson Haddix
c258e05 is any history really all that ancient?...Doesn't every moment from the past affect the present? time-travel Margaret Peterson Haddix
8037acd He made time travel sound almost like hide-and-seek or capture the flag or some other spylike game--only with higher stakes and greater consequences. Margaret Peterson Haddix
8032ccd At times like this, Eryn didn't feel like they were just twins. They were teammates. They were partners. They were two halves of the same brain. siblings partners twins Margaret Peterson Haddix
56c0976 People would rather believe in fairy godmothers and divine intervention than to think that you took charge of your own destiny. fairy-tales feminism destiny Margaret Peterson Haddix
e49c8a4 Why did everyone like that story so much when it wasn't true? Why was everyone so eager to believe it? Was it because, in real life, ever after's generally stink? romance reality fantasy love truth fairytale façades made-up happy-ever-after Margaret Peterson Haddix
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