You're lying through your fangs," Iggy accused. Fang tried to play innocent--but "innocent Fang" is an oxymoron, so it didn't work.

If you love something let it go.. if it comes back its yours

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.

There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the wrong books.

The hardest mysteries to solve are the ones you come to near the end, because there isn't enough evidence, not enough to unravel, unless somehow you can go all the way back to the beginning - rewind and replay everything.

And Max, I've put some scraps in a bowl for your dog," Mom said. "It's on the floor, by the back door." The flock and I went still. Uh-oh, I thought. Total stomped up to me, his glare accusing. "A bowl on the floor!" he seethed. "Why don't you just chain me to a stake in the yard and throw me a bone!

I don't smile as much as I should, even though I smile inside a lot.