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Quote of the Day – The Cat Who Went to Heaven

June 13, 2022June 7, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

"Sometimes the painting came easy, sometimes it came hard; sometimes the artist was pleased with what he had done, sometimes he was disguisted." —THE CAT WHO WENT TO HEAVEN by Elizabeth Coatsworth

—The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Quote of the Day – The Cat Who Went to Heaven

May 23, 2022May 4, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

"Sometimes the painting came easy, sometimes it came hard; sometimes the artist was pleased with what he had done, sometimes he was disgusted." –THE CAT WHO WENT TO HEAVEN by Elizabeth Coatsworth

—The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Quote of the Day – Serafina and the Black Cloak

April 25, 2022January 13, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

“The God’s-honest truth was that she didn’t even know what a friend was, other than what she’d read in books. If you meet someone face-to-face and they don’t hiss at you and bite you, does that mean you’re friends?” –SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK by Robert Beatty

—Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

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Quote of the Day – Keeper

April 11, 2022January 13, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

“Wishes. Before today, Keeper had made plenty of wishes, like wishes on falling stars and wishes on rainbows and wishes on wishbones, all kinds of small wishes, like for Hershey’s Kisses with almonds and tie-dyed shoelaces. But now she needed a big wish, a giant wish.” –KEEPER by Kathi Appelt

—Keeper by Kathi Appelt

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Quote of the Day – The Great Cake Mystery

March 28, 2022January 13, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

“All of us worry about what other people think, even if we do not have to. It was easy to tell somebody to ignore that sort of thing; it was much harder to put such advice into practice.” –THE GREAT CAKE MYSTERY by Alexander McCall Smith

—The Great Cake Mystery by Alexander McCall Smith

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Quote of the Day – Serafina and the Black Cloak

March 14, 2022January 13, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

—Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

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Quote of the Day – Finding Serendipity

February 28, 2022January 13, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

“Rummaging in the compartments of her school bag, she found two coins, one gold and one silver. Although the gold one was bigger, and worth more, Tuesday felt certain that it was the silver one she should use. Wishes were silvery things. Maybe because wishes rhymed with fishes.” –FINDING SERENDIPITY by Angelica Banks

—Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks

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Quote of the Day – Granny Torrelli Makes Soup

February 14, 2022January 13, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

“That Granny Torrelli. Me, I always want to do things for Bailey because he can’t see, things I think are too hard for him, like cracking the eggs. But Granny Torrelli is showing me that Bailey doesn’t need so much help, that I should quit being such a take-charge Rosie.” –GRANNY TORRELLI MAKES SOUP by Sharon Creech

—Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech

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Quote of the Day – Airball: My Life in Briefs

January 31, 2022January 13, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes2 Comments

“For somebody like me, growing up in a basketball-loving family in a basketball-crazed town, you’d think I’d be screeching around the gym, too. You’d think I’d be rebounding every shot and sinking three-pointers from the lobby. You’d think.” –AIRBALL: MY LIFE IN BRIEFS by L.D. Harkrader

—Airball: My Life in Briefs by L.D. Harkrader

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Quote of the Day – Beyond the Laughing Sky

January 17, 2022January 13, 2022Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged book blogger, book quotes, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotesLeave a comment

"Something was still missing. Controlling the plane, Nashville couldn't help but feel what a conductor must feel using a baton to direct a symphony. But Nashville didn't want to conduct the music. Nashville wanted to be the music. He wanted to tap-dance across the notes of the page, to visit each black circle on the sheet music like a hummingbird visits each flower. He wanted to fly."

—Beyond the Laughing Sky by Michelle Cuevas

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