He came third in the state for woodwork,” Francesca explains. “We actually had to be proud of him for a whole week. Tough times.

Girls under the age of fourteen are the most frightening creatures I have ever come across. - Jonah Griggs

Later, when they were almost asleep he had called out to her. 'Finke?' 'Yeah?' 'We'll make a great team. You plant. I build.

Fifteen minutes later I was an expert. That's all you need. I think I was even getting the upper hand, which is very simple with a guy. Anything seems to turn them on.

It's a weird smile, but it reaches his eyes and I bottle it. And I put it in my ammo pack that's kept right next to my soul and Justine's spirit and Siobhan's hope and Tara's passions. Because if I'm going to wake up one morning and not be able to get out of bed, I'm going to need everything I've got to fight this disease that could be sleeping inside of me.

I live on the Jellicoe Road. Where trees make canopies over-head and where you can sit at the top of them and see forever.

he knew that a part of his life was complete and that whatever path he chose, he would experience the ache of unfulfilled dreams.