Oh, terrific," Dan muttered. "Just what we need. Another code! Why can't people just say what they mean? Why can't they say THE MAP IS IN THE DESK?

Judy Blundell

Categorized in : Needs People Mean

Never regret trusting someone. It proves you have a heart. But if he turns out to be a lying worm ... I'm not going to waste my time crying. Because I am way too fabulous for that.

regret heart lying

When you lose your parents, the sadness doesn't go away. It just changes. It hits you sideways sometimes instead of head-on. Like now.

bereavement sadness parent

Faith seems to grab people and not let go, but hope is a double-crosser. It can beat it on you anytime; it's your job to dig in your heels and hang on. Must be nice to have hope in your pocket, like loose change you could jingle through your fingers.

nice letting-go jobs

If you think something is impossible, it is. Until you decide it’... by Judy Blundell

If you think something is impossible, it is. Until you decide it’s possible and you do it.

ifs impossible thinking

I loved him like a fever. Then he left. He kicked through love like it was dust and he kept on walking.

fever dust walking

I'm so hungry," Amy said sleepily. "Hey, you stole my line," Dan... by Judy Blundell

I'm so hungry," Amy said sleepily. "Hey, you stole my line," Dan said.

amy hey lines

Hamilton awkwardly folded himself into the passenger seat. "Couldn't you get something bigger?" he asked as he banged his knee against the dashboard. "We're supposed to be a diversion," Jonah said. "Got to make an entrance. Can't do that in a minivan, Giganto Boy. Can't do much in a minivan except look about as uncool as it gets." "Hey! My dad drives a minivan." "Snap.

knees dad boys

Amy bit her lip. "I was so scared, Dan. I couldn't think. She shook her head. "I feel so ashamed of myself. If it wasn't for you, we would have been toast." "Whoa," Dan said. "If you're throwing a pity party for yourself, don't invite me." He poked her. "You were the one who got Jonah to find us. Awesome lung power. I thought you only used that volume to get me out of the bathroom.

amy party thinking

Amy felt her phone vibrate. She held it up. It was from Ian. DON'T ASK THE PRICE OF ANYTHING. DON'T SMILE. DON'T SAY "DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING CHEAPER?" DON'T Amy shoved the phone back in her pocket. "Just pretend to be Ian," she told Dan.

amy pockets phones

The road climbed into the mountains, Jonah taking the hairpin curves as fast as he dared. "You look so macho clutching the door handle that way," he said to Hamilton. "Just...be...careful," Hamilton said through clenched teeth.

mountain curves doors

Amy sighed. Just when she started to almost like Ian again—after all, he'd flown across the ocean and had been working around the clock to help—his snob quotient went through the roof.

amy ocean helping

I loved all the parts of him, even the ones I didn't understand. by Judy Blundell

I loved all the parts of him, even the ones I didn't understand.

There's something wrong with the brakes." He didn't recognize his shaky, weak voice. He pumped them again. Nothing. "There's something wrong with the BRAKES?" "I don't think we have any." "We don't have any BRAKES?" "Bro, it doesn't help to repeat everything I say!" Jonah yelled.

voice helping thinking

Wouldn't. Think. About. Ian. by Judy Blundell

Wouldn't. Think. About. Ian.

thinking

Cat tongues are awesome." --Nellie Gomez, The 39 Clues, Beyond Th... by Judy Blundell

Cat tongues are awesome." --Nellie Gomez, The 39 Clues, Beyond The Grave

clue tongue cat

I understood the word 'swoon'. It felt that way, like 'sweep' and 'moon' and 'woo', all those words smashed together in one word that stood for that feeling, right then.

moon together feelings

I knew that the deepest of tragedies was simple: to love, and not... by Judy Blundell

I knew that the deepest of tragedies was simple: to love, and not to be loved in return.

return tragedy simple

When a family breaks you don't hear the crack of the breaking. Yo... by Judy Blundell

When a family breaks you don't hear the crack of the breaking. You don't hear a sound.

cracks break sound

C'mon, Amy, cinnamon rolls are calling us." Dan put a hand to his ear. "Do you hear? 'Amy? Dan?'" he squeaked. "'Come and get my sugary, sticky goodness!

cinnamon calling hands

I drove in last night,' he said. 'I couldn't sleep, it was too hot. So I went outside. I was feeling melancholy. Then I danced with a beautiful girl, and I felt better. What's your story?

girl sleep beautiful