Kate felt very offended. 'I am not an elf,' she insisted. 'I'm an Englishwoman!

Kate had never in her life seen such frightful deformities, and the goblins had never seen such a hideous dress.

Em, I am trying to have an important conversation!" shouted Seylin. "I will not change into a cat!

Kate felt very offended. 'I am not an elf,' she insisted. 'I'm an Englishwoman!

For how many generations now had his people been turning their backs on things? How long had they sat in their living rooms and watched other people die?

That's exactly how I want you to feel. When you finish this book, I want you to be filled with curiosity. I want you to say, “I have to find out what happens next,” and then I want you to head to your nearest library or bookstore to pick up a copy of Wuthering Heights.

Don't fret. We'll just have to find something else you're good at besides killing people.