Noticing Sentences

Descriptions The fact that Ivy wasn't conventionally beautiful made it worse. Power you get from being beautiful is cheap. But Ivy's appeal just came from the her of her. p19 "Being in love is a painful nightmare," he'd told me once. p31 She's been the only one of her siblings to visit regularly. I knew she resented it, but she also seemed to secretly like it, too, because it confirmed her belief about how selfish they were. My mother likes to be right, even about bad things. Maybe about bad things especially. p43-44  It felt like he was playing the role of boyfriend on a TV show. Xavier remembered how to do all the things he was supposed to do, but he wasn't sure how to feel. p120 All Xavier could think was that, yes, he is incredibly handsome and good-looking and seemingly full of energy and love for life, but he was missing something, some spark. His view of the world was exactly what deodorant ads and car-insurance commercials said it sho

Beautiful Pieces The good Lord's sure weepin at the way His children is bein treated, she says. But for now, there's nothin we can do. p29 The things what we love, we keep buried in our hearts. p53 Aunt Tempie shakes her head. You can't blame the good Lord for what people do. p90 Even if fear steals my soul, I'm never goin to coddle grown people what's got no sense of kindness. p112 _________________ There's a whole beautiful world out there, Grace-- the good Lord made it for everybody. Then why, I wonder, do you work so hard jus to please Master Allen? Why does Jordon have a baby girl he's never goin to see again? p115 ___________________________ Judgin folks by the color of they skin is wrong-- no matter who's doin the judgin. p130 Anyway, I say, jus cause a folk says somethin don't make it true. Skin's got nothin to do with smartness. We both got just as many smart thoughts as Master Al

This is an ADULT book written by an author who also writes YA. The quotes definitely reflect the adultness of this book. It's also a sequel, so although I have attempted to avoid spoilers for this book, I cannot guarantee there are no spoilers for Nevernight. Humor "You don't find any irony in earning your place in a cult of assassins by saving half a dozen lives?" p67 The old man hooked his thumbs into his waistcoat. "Problem with being a librarian is there's some lessons you just can't learn from books. And the problem with being an assassin is there's some mysteries you just can't solve by stabbing fuck out of them." p67-68 "... And I'll be damned," she said, pointing her practice sword at Mia's face," if the last my blades sing is because you and Furian can't agree on the color of shit. Fuck him. Stab him. Stab him while you fuck him, I don't give a damn. But get it sorted out before you get us all

What a book! It's harrowing. I don't want to believe it's real, but I know that it is. I don't know that any of these quotes will be helpful in a classroom setting, but I had to collect some of them. They just.. mostly defy reason. But the girls were paid by piece-work, not salary, so the impact of using the pens made a huge difference financially. p173 His theory was this: the girls could not possibly have brought a lawsuit until they knew that the company was to blame. As the firm had actively conducted a campaign to mislead the girls, it should not be allowed to rely upon the delay, which it had caused, as a defense. p178 "James McDonald lost the services of his wife and will in the future be deprived of the comfort and aid of her society and will be compelled to expend large sums of money in an endeavor to treat and cure his wife." p179 its own vice-president had attended the girls' medical tests. p213 "My body means nothing but pain to

Gender and Expectations It was part of that disorienting feeling she'd had for yeas, that feeling that everyone except her had been issued a handbook. Samantha knew it was important to be pretty and cute, but she had no idea how to be those things, or even why she was supposed to want to be. p23 But now being a girl was like being stuffed into a heavy, constricting costume. She could barely breathe in it. The rules of the universe were fixed: You look a certain way and so you have to act a certain way and people are going to treat you a certain way. There was no way to alter it. p24-25 "You're the only one who knows what you feel," Sasha said. "If that's the word for what you feel, then stick with that." p26 p33-35 has a great glossary for gender/ sexuality terms "For how vehemently I felt like I wasn't a girl, I have to say, being a boy isn't super great either," he admitted. "Both sides have such bullshit baggage atta

Perception/ Descriptions The young handsome white guys are always fun They're the ones who are naturally given things, who find that gates swing open before they touch them. These guys take advantage. Sometimes they don't know they're doing it. Most of the time they do. They are harder to erase because they like their lives. but I stay in there anyway, because I like their lives, too. p28-29 It takes me about two periods in school to realize she's one of the only black girls in class-- a point brought home in third-period history, when both the teacher and other students keep looking at her when they're talking about Selma, as if her skin colors makes her an expert on something that happened decades before she was born. I would guess they don't even realize they're doing it-- when people are thinking about a difference, their eyes will usually wander to someone they think embodies the difference. p42 Gwen's parents are there, as well a

Gender Well, and Cansrel had loved attention, Fire thought to herself dryly. More to the point, he had been a man. Cansrel had not had her problems. p181 Expectations It seemed to Fire it was rarely enough one knew a person one wished to marry. how unjust then to meet that person, and be kept from it because one's bed was made of hay and not feathers. p197-198 "Among the wealthy it's the rare skins and furs sold on the black market. With everyone else it's whatever they find clogging the gutters or killed in the housetraps. It all amounts to the same thing, of course, but the rich people feel better knowing they paid a fortune." p205 "It's thanks to them we know the uses for all the strange herbs that grow in the crevices and caves at the edges of the kingdom. Our medicines to stop bleeding and keep wounds from festering and kill tumors and bind bones together and do just about everything else came from their experiments. Of course, they also di

How can you bear to see tragedy coming and not try to stop it? p47 I've always tried to resemble a brave man. p51 And I was still trying to find the words for what I wanted. Pettite amie, doost dokgthoram, girlfriend... that work fell flat in any language I knew, and "wife" was too weighty for this effervescent feeling-- like Coca-Cola, like champagne. But when I'd fallen, she had jumped, and inshallah, I had a chance to now say the things I should have said long ago. All I had to do was be brave. p52 I love everything about Bee and Ayen's relationship (except that Ayen was murdered.) "But I want one of these." He plucked something at random from the shelf-- a plush doll of a white cat in a red dress-- and his expression turned from credible to puzzled. "What the devil?" p61 Although she did not speak, this was not the silence of still waters, but that of a gathering storm. p63 "Paradises are generally god-given. Utopias are ma

Power of Kindness She was a legend not only in the school and the community, but in my house, because Bernadette had her the same year as Mr. Mustache bullied her, and Ms. G saved her by being nice, because Ms. G is always nice. p32 Bad dad jokes "Your generation ruined the planet," Bernadette said to Dad as she landed on St. James Place. "I didn't personally ruin the planet," Dad said. "I don't know who told you I did, but whoever it is, is lying." p32 Irony Now there were so many houses I couldn't count them all. During Phase One , they erected a huge sign with a map of numbered building lots and the name of the development, THE ORCHARDS. Of course they had to tear down the actual orchards to build the houses. p48 100 years ago-- p51 prejudice Dreams Discussing what he wants to be when he grows up Something where I could help nature and be cool and nerdy at the same time. Something Ms. G would approve of. Something wher

****If you have not read the first two books, this will likely contain spoilers for them. I will try and not reveal spoilers for THIS BOOK.**** Expectations When they first arrived, both she and Mirabella had tried to charm Mrs. Chatworth. Arsinoe especially, had been prepared to like or even love her. She was Billy's mother, after all. She had raised a boy who would stand by his friends. So when they met, she expected to find someone like Cait Malone: with a stern face and a stout heart, and strong arms for holding her children. p 41 Not even Mirabella will be accepted as one of them, and Mirabella follows all their rules. p42 ________________________________________ "They would be beside themselves if they knew you had taken off your dress in public." "It wasn't in public. It was in the graveyard, behind a tree. And besides, I had all these clothes on underneath!" p61 __________________________________________ "You will do what all wom

Suddenly, I feel so alone in this house. I am surrounded by family, but none of them really knows me or understands what happened to me today. p20 "Ma thinks that anything free is just bullshit. Especially in this city. You don't want a bullshit education." p50 We were all shades of brown and not-brown. This is what tuition paid for-- to be with other students who were examples of the world. p51 Emotional description of going to another country p54 "No, no, no. I understand. There are guys like Dray in Haiti, too. We call them vagabon , drug dealers. Maybe some of them like to study, but they love money more." p102

I'm Shy on the Outside p116 (seeing how someone else is!) The Ice Cream Mondae p199 (amazing description and how Mondays feel) L-O-V-E p200-201 (acceptance)

I just wanted to share a couple of her poems that I hadn't even seen/ read before. "From all the jails the boys and girls" p18 "Faith is a fine invention" p 20

Toby took another, bigger bite of cake, and began to settle into himself. Somehow, in this place, he felt happier, calmer, than he had in quite some time. As though perhaps the pebble in his shoe had managed to work its own way out. p 55 "All a parent really wants from his child is her happiness. So if you're happy, Toby will be happy, too." p66 "Just remember this," he said. "It's the way we deal with what Fate hands us that defines who we are." p67

"The Journalist" p30 for journalism class "Accessory" p47 word use/ word choice and juxtaposition "Don't Flatter Yourself" p71-72 males dealing with the male gaze I realized that the students in Wyoming didn't need to hear my speech as much as they needed to see me, an out, proud lesbian, right before their very eyes. I knew what my presence communicated to them: if my life was possible, their lives and the lives of their friends were possible, too. p89 Looking at Matthew Shephard's picture reminds me why I do the work I do: so that what happened to him will never happen again. I gaze at the face of the young man I never had the chance to meet, and whisper a traditional Jewish prayer for peace that includes the words: and you shall lay down and no man shall terrify you . To quote John Lennon: Imagine. p91

"A Noiseless Patient Spider"- a great poem about what we're trying to do when we write poetry

"The same Negroes and their descendants are upon it who tilled it as slaved," Van de Graaff wrote to a friend. The Gee's Benders continued to "work like slaves for the white people," said Loretta Pettway. p7 [regarding share-cropping] In 1932, one of the white merchants died without leaving records of who owed what. In the fall, his widow sent henchmen to Gee's Ben to collect from the entire community. The men swept in and took everything of value... p15 She said, "I going to take his work clothes, shape them into a quilt to remember him, and cover up under it for love." p25, 27 "It was... like you walk into a room and ain't no light on, and you turn on a light in the darkness-- that's what Dr. King meant to us. He turned on a light for us." p29

Illinois connection! Love it! Humor If those guys couldn't tell the difference between a friend and a girlfriend-- well, that made them too dense to be worth worrying about. p33 Description Kenny only had two volume levels: whine and yell. p37 (also, use of a colon) She was the kind of teacher who made you wish you could have her every year for the rest of your life. p77 Race Discussions p77-79 mom and Mrs. Roberts p84-86 meeting Mr. Dixon Most of the time, my mom was a very nice person. I hated thinking of her as someone who might be prejudiced against black people. p80 Mr. Dixon and food-- 163-166 I wondered if thinking about this race stuff too much made you see it in places where it didn't exist. But then I wondered the opposite: Maybe it existed all the time, and you only saw it if you were really thinking about it? p181 Maybe everything in life had its messy bits. Things other people didn't see. Or didn't know they didn't know. Or didn&

" Everyone is everyone. Whole point of 'everyone.'" "The whole point of everyone is for them to constantly do stupid things while we--not everyone-- make fun of them for it and feel superior. p6  ______________________________ "They don't believe in it [therapy]. If you can't pray it away, it's not a real problem." p7 _______________________________ Ness said, at the ALAN Convention 2017 in St. Louis, MO that he wrote Release as the book he wished he had when he was a kid. I think this quote from the book also speaks to that. But sometimes a guide or history or a long-established literature would have been useful. Could he buy a rose? And give it? How would Linus take it? Did everyone else in the world know the answer except him? p11 ______________________________ "No," his father said to his other too quickly, too firmly . "And don't talk like that. Of course he isn't." With his eye on Adam, maki

The city of Detroit actually established a "horse college" with report cards for each horse. p11 Lazy or scared people might not help. p13 (Nice to know this isn't new.) Firefighters in Ancient Rome-  read it! p18 The method [of raising buildings] worked so well that one hotel was raised several feet while the guests were still in it. No one felt a thing. p25 He described her [Mrs. O'Leary] as an old, lazy, dirty woman who didn't care when a cow kicked a lamp over. At that time there was a lot of prejudice against Irish immigrants. p 38-39 "The Windy City" p58 Lost Treasures - p75 People were given [from the government] enough material to build small shacks to live in. Women were given free sewing machines, so that they would have a way to earn a living. p87

Illinois connection! Every summer, Leda's family forced her to come on their annual visit "home" to Podunk, middle-of-nowhere Illinois. ... If she'd done what they did-- moved from Danville to New York as newlyweds... p11 LOL It sucked sometimes, being best friends with the girl too flawless to come from nature. Leda, on the other hand, probably came from a night of tequila shots on her parents' anniversary. p12 World-building Rylin was a little impressed to find it full of illegal old paper greenbacks, which still circulated wildly through the black markets since, unlike nanodollars, they were untraceable. p113 Buy a pack of grapefruit M&M's... p125 Cord had once asked why her job even existed, why they didn't just have bots at each monorail stop like they did at upper-floor lift stations. "Because I'm cheaper than a bot," she told him, which was true. p184 The three hour train ride ... [from New York to Paris] p187 Two

This is an adult book written by an author who also writes YA. The quotes may reflect this difference . So it's apparently Kristoff whose love of footnotes we also see in Illuninae Files. He has a ton of amazing footnotes in this series, too. some of my favorites- p19 "The Brightest Light" book burning story p119- the language of cats p125 books p186 sunglasses being blasphemous p188 sex joke tavern name p230 dueling story p246 freedom of speech p324 re: Pip and his blade All the snark "I called you nothing, sir. And I'll thank you not to call me 'girl' again, as if the word were kin to something you found on the bottom of your boot." p44 those eyes were as blind as a boy in love p126 "It may not be right," Aalea said. "It may not be just. But this is a word of senators and consuls and Luminatii-- of republics and cults and institutions built and maintained almost entirely by men. And in it, love is a weapon. Sex is

Gender and its expectations They would assume she was a boy, because in her plain trousers and hood she looked like one, and because when people were attacked it never occurred to anyone that it might have been a girl. p6 Katsa changed into a blue tunic lined with the orange silk to Randa's courts, and the matching trousers she wore to perform Randa's errands, a costume to which he consented only because she was abusive to any dress she wore while riding. Randa didn't like to think of his Graceling killer doling out punishment in torn and muddy skirts. It was undignified. p34 "You're not an unnatural woman, Katsa. You can fight as other women can't, but you're not so different from other women. You'll want babies. I'm certain of it." p140 "You're welcome to do the hunting yourself. Perhaps I can stay by the fire and mend your socks, and scream if I hear any strange noises." p181 He laughed. "I know you're teasin

Social Customs I watch the tip of my tie sway to and fro and wonder how humans got to a place where we said, "Whoa. Hold on. Before I can take you seriously, you need to hang a brightly colored strip of narrow pointy cloth around your neck." p5 In general, I'd rather be bitten on the nuts by a Komodo dragon than make small talk. But sometimes you do what you have to do. p7 If Sauce Crew had official positions, mine would be Keeper of the Sacred Traditions. I love the idea of the families we choose having all the features of familydom, including traditions. p63 "Child Protection? My heavens, yes. The sheriff? Many times. But we're talking about a rural county with limited resources. They don't do a thing." p188 We work to make money and then hopefully use that money to buy ourselves memories with the people we love. Simple things like that bring us joy. p197 ___________________ "I thought you're supposed to have your private life fro

"Tablets IV" by Dunya Mikhail selected stanzas 7 The map of Iraq looks like a mitten, and so does the map of Michigan-- a match I made by chance. 8 If you can't save people, at least don't hate them. (p315) 21 Their stories didn't kill me but I would die if I didn't tell them to you.  (p318) 23 We are not upset when the grass dies. We know it will come back in a season or two. The dead don't come back but they appear every time in the greenness of the grass. (p319) "Concerning the Necropolitical Landscape" by Christopher Soto p338-339 Probably not for use with students. But I thought this poem was beautiful and heartbreaking. from "Under the Knife" by Krista Franklin "Are you...?" and to have to shatter their hopes of Dream Baby, and simultae- ously begin the Emotional Labor of soothing their embarrassment after hearing, "No." Because a woman with a swollen or distended

Storytelling is the Krazy Glue that holds us all together. Stories can soar and sing and surprise. And sometimes, when we share out town stories, they do all three at once. Introduction Too often, adults try to suggest that differences in appearance don't matter by pretending they simply don't exist. But you and I know the world looks different. Why? Because we are different. We don't have to define ourselves solely by our differences, but we don't have to ignore them either. Introduction The kid with a squishy nose and strange legs isn't that surprising when you're three years old and you hear stories about talking bears sitting at a table eating porridge. It's only as kids get older that they start to know what's normal and what's not. p87 Frank would stand for hours in the hot Saturday sun, leaning over so he could get a good look at my stance, sometimes standing in front of me, sometimes behind, sometimes beside. He'd watch intently a

Occasionally Jake Bishop from number five would shout things up at me-- things like weirdo, freak , or nutter . It had been a long time since he'd actually called me Matthew -- but then, he was an idiot, so I didn't really care what he said. p1 ___________________________ "Why aren't you answering my texts? Who do you think you are, ignoring me?" He'd stopped at the end of our path, his bike barring her exit. I could see the top of Melody's head as she waited for me to answer. p68 I actually think all of the early interactions between Melody and Jake would make for great discussions about toxic relationships. And how to actually approach someone you're interested in. _________________________________ "Do you know what?" said Mum. "One day you'll be a really big boy and you won't want to hold your mummy's hand anymore." I frowned up at her and she laughed. "It's true! Us mummies know these things.

We have to stay on task, our principal says. Which basically means if it isn't on a test, we can't do it any longer. p55 But I like to think that even these people, whose hardships seem to come all at once, might get to experience the same number of joys in their lives as everyone else (and sometimes those feelings of joy pop up smack in the middle of hardship.) And on the flip side, people whose lives seem perfect might also be suffering in ways we don't see, or might face hardships down the road. p106 I'd heard them arguing the next morning-- it was what they call a knock-down, drag-out fight, their worst ever. Gage had had to walk home; he'd been the designated driver for the evening and had spent half the night scrambling to find replacement rides for his friends who'd been drinking. But Janna didn't focus on how responsible Gage had been; instead, she screamed at him for attending a party with alcohol in the first place and for letting his friends g

Poems I Saved "The Next Day" p80-82 about parents not listening to their children "Sympathy" p187-190 about discovering where food comes from "Beauty Day" p201-203-- something city people might find surprising-- beauty for cows! Encouragement Oh just a little stubbornness. The important thing is you didn't lose your cool and you tried again.  p226 "Breed"

***You may want to avoid this post if you have not read the earlier books in the series. I have attempted to avoid spoilers for THIS book, but may not avoid spoilers for the SERIES.*** Love it "Skies save me from the men in my life and all the things they think they know." p12 "Hope is stronger than fear. It is stronger than hate." p114 Description We stare at each other, she and I. Laia of Serra is all passion. Feeling. Everything she thinks is written on her face. I wonder if she understands what duty even is. p26 Love . I sigh. Love is joy coupled with misery, elation bound in despair. It is a fire that beckons me gently and then burns when I get too close. I hate love. I yearn for it. It drives me mad. p173 I wish suddenly for Elias. Impossible jobs with low likelihood of success are Elias' forte. Somehow, he always pulled them off, no matter the cost-- and usually with a cheeky comment. It was both inspiring and irritating. p215 Clever phra

Epic librarian-- Mr. MacDonald "Welcome to the Dragonfly Cafe" p43-44 "You and Coby" p123-125 "Conversation with The Mac" p153-154 "He sounds" p230-231 Power of Poetry and Books "Texts to April" p232-233 "Out of the Dust" p237 more on Mac PLUS great description "Skip MacDonald" p 46-47 #Relatable I think being an adult must be confusing as hell. Also, I'm starving. Are we done? "Doctor Fraud " p 160 #overheardinmyclassroom P.S. Please make it a thin book with a lot of white space on the page. Thanks! "Dear Skip" p212   Allusion/ Homage "What happens to a dream destroyed?" p268   Advise "Bullies don't like to fight, son. They like to win. Being afraid is normal. The only fight you really have to win is the one against the fear."  "Conversation with Dad" p 296 

A great Lincoln Award title. I used the hardback edition of Fat Boy vs the Cheerleaders . Someone else's life philosophy might not work for you Total realization sir, Doris couldn't help that she was so old. What was she going to do? Cry about living so long she no longer had control of her body? Better laugh than cry makes sense for her. I, on the other hand, have a choice. I'm a powerful young buck. Ass-dancing isn't the only option, right? p11 Fat Boy vs the Cheerleaders by Geoff Herbach Burn "You're showing us why democracy is bound to fail, Gabe. Somebody always wants more than their fair share and that someone is willing to forgo ethical considerations to get what they want." p22 Fat Boy vs the Cheerleaders by Geoff Herbach Politics  "Uh, Kaus Company? The pop machine? They own it? The price went up?" Camille said. "Kailey's mom is head of the school board? Kailey is suddenly getting a dance team? Sounds like conspir

********I have tried to stay away from any spoilers for THIS book (except where marked), but if you have not read Caraval , you may be spoiled.******* Freedom/ Deception "What's the point of all this glorious freedom if we don't enjoy it? Our father wins if we keep living as if we're still trapped beneath his heavy fists." p19 Legendary by Stephanie Garber Saying something was for someone else's own good was almost always another way of justifying something wrong. p41 Legendary by Stephanie Garber It didn't last nearly long enough. But it upended her. It made her wonder if jewels hidden away safely in boxes sometimes longed to be stolen by thieves-- because now he was definitely stealing her heart, and she wanted him to take even more. p362-363  Legendary by Stephanie Garber LOL/ Sass "You know how I feel about boys who are prettier than me." p59 Legendary by Stephanie Garber "You know," Tella mused, "if I didn'

Interesting Facts and Quotes Even unmarried women between the ages of seventeen and forty were called to serve [in Japan]. p17 Sachiko by Caren Stelson "The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage... we have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all generations to come by enduring the unendurable and suffering what is insufferable." [message to the people of Japan from the emperor] p44 Sachiko by Caren Stelson The new constitution guaranteed freedom of expression, but in practice, the heavy hand of censorship banned articles, reports, passages in school textbooks, movies, or any text that questioned General Headquarters authority or informed the public about the atomic bomb. p59 Sachiko by Caren Stelson Any criticism of, or information about, or photos of the use and impact of the atomic bomb were deleted or blackened out. Even the Japanese characters for genshi bakudan, "atomic bomb," could not be printed. p63 Sachi

One of the things I appreciate with poetry books is that I can just reference the poem because usually I love the whole thing! :) Civil Rights/ Community "Miss Bell and the Marchers" p80-81 Racism "Sterling High School, Greenville" p110-111 "Say it Loud" p304-305 Religion "Two Gods, Two Worlds" p122-123 "What God Knows" p124 "Because We're Witnesses" p164 "Fate & Faith & Reasons" p293-294 "What I Believe" p317-318 Writing/ Education "Composition Notebook" p154-155 "On Paper" p156 "Birch Tree Poem" p223 "Stevie and Me" p227 "When I Tell My Family" p229 "The Selfish Giant" p246-247 "Too Good" p269 Discussion "Flag" p162-163 "Flag" would be especially interesting to discuss, considering the controversy of peaceful protests in the NFL.  "Baby in the House" p188  Do th

Revolution "Whatever we accomplished would die with you. Don't take this the wrong way, but the world we want to build has to outlive us." p9 War Storm by Victoria Aveyard _________________________ "And what does your government consider a long debate?" ... "Oh, years." Davidson sighs, matching her forced humor. "Democracy is a funny thing. Not that any of you know that yet." p25 War Storm by Victoria Aveyard _______________________________ "And while your cause is just, accordances must be made. You are a group with no nation, no citizens to answer to. Your methods are beyond the usual bounds of war. We have our own to think of." p197 War Storm by Victoria Aveyard On the opposite side of the low room, Cameron taps her knuckles against her greasy window. "You know, maybe this rebellion would be further along if they didn't rely on teenagers so much." She tosses a smirk at Kilorn. "Especially ones w