Why are you putting on lip gloss, my daughter?โ Dad asked. โTrip to the library? Trip to the nunnery? I hear the nunneries are nice this time of yearโ โฆ โIs this true, Kami? Are you going out on a date?โ Dad asked tragically. โWearing that? Wouldnโt you fancy a shapeless cardigan instead? You rock a shapeless cardigan, honey.
Sarah Rees BrennanA leather jacket,โ Kami said as he shrugged into it. โArenโt you trying a little too hard to play into certain bad boy clichรฉs?โ โNahโ, said Jared. โYouโre thinking of black leather. Black leatherโs for bad boys. Itโs all in the color. You wouldnโt think I was a bad boy if I was wearing a pink leather jacket.โ โThatโs true,โ Kami said. โWhat I would think of you, I do not know. So what does brown leather mean, then?โ โIโm going for manly,โ Jared said. โMaybe a little rugged.โ โItโs bits of dead cow; donโt ask it to perform miracles.
Sarah Rees BrennanFoul!" yelled Jamie, who seemed extremely happy not to be the one facing a blade. "Distracting technique! Put your shirt back on right now.
Sarah Rees BrennanDon't waste time blaming yourself when you can spend time planning how to destroy our enemies.
Sarah Rees BrennanUnfortunately, the headlights of the car were bright enough for them to see Mae's outfit quite clearly. "Oh my God," said Nick, and shut his eyes. Jamie gave a small, nervous laugh. "What?" Mae demanded. "Alan told us that we were supposed to dress as we truly are!" "And you felt that what you truly are is a Christmas tree with too much tinsel." Nick grinned. "Huh.
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