Rennie didn't quite dare to answer back, but she looked a whole book and a couple of extra chapters.
Patricia C. WredeNothing you will object to," James replied in a soothing tone. I cannot think how he came to imagine that he would know what I might or might not object to.
Patricia C. WredeMany, if not most, of the best and most lasting childrenโs books have multiple levels, some of which are not fully accessible to their most likely readersโฆat least, not on their first read-through at age eight or ten or fifteen.
Patricia C. WredeNews of Daniel's disappearance does not alarm me as it might have done a week ago. Given recent events, very little alarms me as it might have done a week ago. I feel as if my supply of alarm has been exhausted, at least temporarily.
Patricia C. WredeNo matter how good you are at sneaking, you can't ever sneak well enough so that mosquitoes won't find you, and no matter how worried and tense you are, or how hard you are trying to pay attention, you just can't help noticing when a cloud of mosquitoes comes for you like you're their first good meal since last fall.
Patricia C. Wrede