Well, that's an evil smile.

Max - you have a bigger mission than finding the flock's parents. Focus on helping the whole world, not just your friends. I held my wings steady, coasting for a long, long way on a warm updraft. It was like floating on a cloud, the best feeling you can imagine. I wish you could try it with me. Maybe next time. You know, Voice, I thought finally, my friends are my world.

The whole duty of humanity, from a Christian perspective is: 'To know God and to show God.'

That'd be just what I need: a rash of car thefts across America, committed by dedicated readers.

The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make them ask for another.

I'm pretty sure that if you looked up the word "nuts" in the dictionary, you'll find my picture. Just another fun feature of my mutant-birdkid-freak package.

A classroom . People trying to stick me in classrooms was becoming as predictable and annoying as people trying to kill me, but with less-fun results.