Children's Book Reviews by StorySnoops - Snippets of the Week Archive

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"Sometimes, love is loud. Sometimes, love is quiet. Always, love is my mom" {see the book}

"And that was it. He turned up the radio, and we didn't talk anymore, even though the car felt heavy with the weight of everything left unsaid." {see the book}

"We didn't speak for a long time. It was enough to have the horses under us, their hay smell and sweat mixing in the September winds, and the sound, now and then, of water running over stones." {see the book}

"It's just as well that Sicilee is standing still, because the second her eyes fall on the boy in the pin striped suit, her heart (metaphorically, if not literally) falls at his feet as if it's been shot." {see the book}

"I focus on the sun, which shines down in these sleepy rays that kiss the tip of each blade of brass in the field. It warms the school buildings behind us from the outside in and puts me in daydream mode." {see the book}

"I was predestined for debilitating shyness. Even in this whole new place, where people didn't know every single chapter of my miserable life story, I still couldn't shake the shyness." {see the book}

"Maybe I am a freak - but I'm one hopeful misfit, and you could be worse things in this world. True? True. I spread hope. I'm a hope spreader." {see the book}

"On the court it's all adrenaline and sweat and movement and leather and cheering and squeaking sneakers and high fives and the feeling that I can and am accomplishing something." {see the book}

"Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well." {see the book}

"I think a friend is someone who helps you change for the better. And whether you see them once a day or once a year, if it's a true friend, it doesn't matter." {see the book}

"I loved voices, I always had. Words held meaning, but voices held emotion." {see the book}

"Sometimes I hide in the girls' room on the second floor, hating myself for all that I'm not." {see the book}

"Once in a while, life gives you a chance to measure your worth. Sometimes you're called upon to make a split-second decision to do the right thing, defining which way your life will go. These are the decisions that make you who you are." {see the book}

"... and Ed, the thing with your heart's desire is that your heart doesn't even know what it desires until it shows up." {see the book}

"He put his hand up for a high five and then caught my hand midslap and squeezed it tight. It was friendly. It lasted only a second. It was the single most romantic moment of my life." {see the book}

"So we go to Crumbs. Sometimes in the midst of all your boy drama, you just need a cupcake." {see the book}

"Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break out spirit." {see the book}

"Love is keeping the promise anyway." {see the book}

"From their table on the deck of the restaurant, Alice could see the ocean perfectly. The sky and the sea were full of colors - yellow, peach, pink, blue, green, purple. The water was like liquid color, like melted glass swirling around." {see the book}

"I thought of my Wondering Well. Every time I felt myself drowning in what-ifs, I wrote them down on a piece of paper, folded it up, threw it in an old mayonnaise jar, and screwed the lid back on tight. It was a way of getting them out, letting them go." {see the book}

"The first thing that enveloped me was the combination of scents: vanilla and cinnamon and warm chocolate with hints of lemon and cherry. As we moved from the front door down a hallway, I walked through pockets of aroma, each one a comforting embrace of all that was good in this upside-down world." {see the book}

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