“ Rolling flat onto his back, Drake shuddered. Then he inhaled deeply. He stared up at the night sky. We're going to win, he said, his voice calmer, less strained. This is nothing. Keep going. They can'… Brandon Mull
“ More than two dozen kids lined a low railing around the gazebo. They were all tied to it by a rope leash that gave them no more than a few feet of movement. Neck to rail, like tethered horses. Each of… Michael Grant
“ Drake's whip hand spun Diana like a top.She cried out. That sound, her cry, pierced Caine like an arrow.Diana staggered and almost righted herself, but Drake was too quick, too ready.His second strike… Michael Grant
“ He didn’t mind Drake so much. Drake was a creep.It was the girl who made Orc want to cry.She was a monster. Like Orc. Begging for death. Begging for someone to let her go to her Jesus.Kill me, kill me… Michael Grant
“ Has Orc shown up here?” But neither Caine nor Diana answered. Both were staring at Drake, who sauntered toward them, all his cockiness restored, no longer the ragged scarecrow who had wept when he saw… Michael Grant
“ Find Sam Temple. Tell him you escaped.”Jack gulped and bobbed his head.“Better yet, find that girl, Astrid.” Diana recovered some of her mocking attitude. “Astrid the Genius. She’ll be desperate to sa… Michael Grant
“ I can't live without the sun shining down on my face, and I can't dream without the stars kissing me goodnight. S.L. Jennings
