Amy sighed anxiously. Her brother was immature and annoying. But perhaps his most unpleasant feature was the fact that he was usually right.
The yard. When Ben knocked on Griffin’s door the next morning on his way to school, he was surprised when the door was answered by Mrs.
You two have to promise to be careful! Sinead handed Amy a small plastic bag. I made you a going-away present–a high-powered miniature smoke bomb. Could come in handy against the Vespers. It works wit...
You didn’t argue with Griffin when there was a plan involved. In this town, Griffin Bing was The Man With The Plan.
Yeah! shouted Jonah, twirling the much larger Hamilton around the restaurant in a victory dance.The other diners watched in amazement. This wild display was hardly the public image of the too-cool-for...
We’re all proud of you, Donnie. Your mother and me, Katie— Right, I snorted. She said I’m dumber than her bladder-challenged dog.
We are more than merely Lucian, Janus, Ekaterina, Tomas, and Madrigal. We are all Cahills, and we are under attack.
They crested a rise, and there it was, in the hollow between rolling hills—a low, square building, ghostly gray in the moonlight.Is that it? asked Hamilton.It probably isn't the local opera house, gro...
There was no logical explanation for what I did. It had to come from my DNA. That’s
That was when I started to worry about what was going to happen to me.
My students are very motivated, he finished in a disappointed tone.Kids these days, Dan commiserated.
It had been a seven-year string of bad luck, ever since their parents died in that house fire.
I woke up at five-thirty that morning with great singleness of purpose. I had my outfit all set. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my Speedo, so I substituted long underwear from when I was eight—super-t...
He stepped over the velvet rope and seated himself at the harpsichord, cracking his knuckles with a flourish. You’re bluffing! Dan accused. You
Don't think of it as losing a boyfriend. Think of it as gaining a stalker.-Dan Cahill
Dear Mr. Weston, Hello again. We were beginning to wonder what had happened to you. I guess things have been pretty quiet since the Salvation Army tried to take over the world. We are sorry, but after...
Dan shrugged. Maybe when you’re rich, shopping takes longer, since you get to buy more stuff.
Dan inched closer. Are her moving?Jonah was on his feet now, cheerleading. Get up, babysitter! Up! Up!
Come on, who saw what happened?I did, I volenteered.Well?Buttwipe wanted to know what jerkface was looking at. I turned turned eyes on the bloody and dirt-smeared brawlers. You were barely 3-inches ap...
Challenge isn't going to come from any curriculum, no matter how hard they make it. It's going to come from life.