June 16, 2011
"This story is not mine to tell."

— Hacking Harvard by Robin Wasserman

June 15, 2011
"My parents knew no other place but the southwest Virginia hills where they were raised."

— Memories of Summer by Ruth White

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June 14, 2011
"Getting dressed was always the hardest part of the afternoon."

— Pretties by Scott Westerfield

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June 13, 2011
"On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays it was Court Hand and Summulae Logicales, while the rest of the week it was the Organon, Repetition, and Astrology."

— The Once and Future King by T.H. White

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June 12, 2011
"It was four o’clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive."

— The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

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June 11, 2011
"The stretch of road that leads out of the city, past Hazy Harbor and into the town of Tedia, is perhaps the most unpleasant in the world."

— The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

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June 10, 2011
"What a day, Dicey thought."

— Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt

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June 9, 2011
"If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book."

— The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

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June 8, 2011
"Dear Leo, I love beginnings."

— Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

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June 8, 2011
"I take the road that leads up the hill, my heart beating louder than the Cryptic Slaughter song that’s thrashing out my car speakers."

— Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz.