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Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15

Do not panic! Lord Thistlebottom

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Do not panic! Lord Thistlebottom

About Author
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (born January 4, 1933) is an American writer best known for children's and young adult fiction. Naylor is best known for her children's-novel quartet Shiloh (a 1992 Newbery Medal winner) and for her "Alice" book series, one of the most frequently challenged books of the last decade.

Don't expect trouble.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Don't expect trouble.

Funny how one lie leads to another and before you know it, your whole life can be a lie. I sit on the porch swing later, not even

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Funny how one lie leads to another and before you know it, your whole life can be a lie. I sit on the porch swing later, not even

Smug

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Smug

His face looked almost as gray as his suit, and the pouches beneath his eyes looked like little bags for holding all the sadness that his head couldn't hold.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

His face looked almost as gray as his suit, and the pouches beneath his eyes looked like little bags for holding all the sadness that his head couldn't hold.

Tags: broken hearted, funeral, grief, lonely, memorial, sadness, suit

I hate that phrase: move on. Like no matter what happened or what you did, you just move on, and that’s supposed to make everything all right.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I hate that phrase: move on. Like no matter what happened or what you did, you just move on, and that’s supposed to make everything all right.

I know, but if I feel this bad for Gramps, how am I going to feel when it’s Dad? Tyler told me. You’ll feel even worse, of course, but you’ll carry on, because happiness has a way of creeping in again...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I know, but if I feel this bad for Gramps, how am I going to feel when it’s Dad? Tyler told me. You’ll feel even worse, of course, but you’ll carry on, because happiness has a way of creeping in again...

Tags: strength of character

I supposed we just ring the doorbell and say, ‘Look, let’s bury the hatchet and be friends,’ Beth suggested.The girls looked at each other and smiled a little.Naw, said Caroline. This is a lot more f...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I supposed we just ring the doorbell and say, ‘Look, let’s bury the hatchet and be friends,’ Beth suggested.The girls looked at each other and smiled a little.Naw, said Caroline. This is a lot more f...

She followed Wally up front where Miss Applebaum was placing two chairs, face to face, about three feet apart.I want you to sit here, she told them, and I want you to talk to each other for ten minute...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

She followed Wally up front where Miss Applebaum was placing two chairs, face to face, about three feet apart.I want you to sit here, she told them, and I want you to talk to each other for ten minute...

I wanted my children and grandchildren to know that no matter when you are born or where you live, happiness and disappointments have the same flavors the world over.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I wanted my children and grandchildren to know that no matter when you are born or where you live, happiness and disappointments have the same flavors the world over.

Tags: worldly advice

If Jesus ever comes back to earth again, I’m thinking, he’ll come as a dog, because there isn’t anything as humble or patient or loving or loyal as the dog I have in my arms right now.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

If Jesus ever comes back to earth again, I’m thinking, he’ll come as a dog, because there isn’t anything as humble or patient or loving or loyal as the dog I have in my arms right now.

If you are embarrassed about your sex, it must mean that you feel there is something demeaning or disgusting about being female. You are all wondrously made, girls. Remember that: wondrously made, and...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

If you are embarrassed about your sex, it must mean that you feel there is something demeaning or disgusting about being female. You are all wondrously made, girls. Remember that: wondrously made, and...

Tags: life, pride, sexuality, sisterhood, womanhood

It’s hard to sleep that night. Our sofa’s got more lumps than bean soup, and every time I turn over, I pull out the blanket from the bottom. I get up about two in the morning and stand at the window....

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

It’s hard to sleep that night. Our sofa’s got more lumps than bean soup, and every time I turn over, I pull out the blanket from the bottom. I get up about two in the morning and stand at the window....

I’m sorry, Shiloh, I whisper, over and over, both hands on him so’s he won’t try to get up. The blood’s just pouring from a rip in his ear. I’m so sorry! Jesus help me, I didn’t know Bakers’ dog could...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I’m sorry, Shiloh, I whisper, over and over, both hands on him so’s he won’t try to get up. The blood’s just pouring from a rip in his ear. I’m so sorry! Jesus help me, I didn’t know Bakers’ dog could...

Karen made a face. Oh, c'mon. I don't think so, I said.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Karen made a face. Oh, c'mon. I don't think so, I said.

Last of all, I take the lard bread from my pocket and feed it to Shiloh in little pieces, letting him lick my fingers after every bite. I wrap my arms around him, pat him, run my hands over his ears,...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Last of all, I take the lard bread from my pocket and feed it to Shiloh in little pieces, letting him lick my fingers after every bite. I wrap my arms around him, pat him, run my hands over his ears,...

No one looks up. No one pauses. No one even questions. Easy as falling off a log. I

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

No one looks up. No one pauses. No one even questions. Easy as falling off a log. I

One way to tell if you're really comfortable with a person is if you can be quiet together sometimes and not feel awkward. If you don't feel obligated to say something brilliant or funny or surprising...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

One way to tell if you're really comfortable with a person is if you can be quiet together sometimes and not feel awkward. If you don't feel obligated to say something brilliant or funny or surprising...

Tags: contentment, friends, friendship, love

Patrick and I were about as different as two people could possibly be. Nothing embarrasses Patrick very much, and everything embarrasses me. Just being alive embarrasses me.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Patrick and I were about as different as two people could possibly be. Nothing embarrasses Patrick very much, and everything embarrasses me. Just being alive embarrasses me.

Tags: embarrassment