Quotations: In which book are they found? Include authors. Flashcards
“My friends and I helped ourselves to one of your watermelons over on the hill. We were powerful hungry, but it’s still stealing, isn’t it?”
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
Betty Birney
“When this lava hardens, it will be the newest rock on earth.”
“Who cares? Just get us out of here!”
The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth
Joanna Cole
“But there is still one more thing I have to do. I have to do something to make the world more beautiful.”
Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney
“It seemed unlikely that I would find any other charming young lady walking so casually through the Pass of Silver Ice…. As you see, it is easy to find oneself in difficulties if one is not properly… prepared.”
Dealing with Dragons
Patricia Wrede
“Dirty rotten murderer, come out from under there so I can murder you. See you it feels to be murdered! See how you like it!”
Wanted, Mud Blossom
Betsy Byars
“Bypass! Makes me sound like a road. And I don’t want to be a new man. I want to be the old me.”
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
“Burn it at once. What? Nonsense! Get him a new one. He mustn’t have that any more!”
The Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams
“Advice from friends is like the weather. Some of it is good; some of it is bad.”
Fables
Arnold Lobel
“It’s the best one. I looked it up and I like it. It’s way better than graceful, no offense. I like it a lot. I’m gonna get it tattooed.”
The Best School Year Ever
Barbara Robinson
“Oh, dear! Why did they run away like that? Why couldn’t they stop and talk to me?”
The Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams
“Respond by mail or fax. I don’t want you calling me here at the swimming pool anymore. I’m afraid my phone might be tapped.”
Regarding the Fountain
Kate Klise
“Then I tried to collect the eggs in the hen house and I dropped and broke them. Then Ma told me not to try to do any chores anymore.”
The Great Brain
John Fitzgerald
