Battle of the Books - Practice Deck 3 Flashcards
(500 cards)
1
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Her mother chirped in a happy voice when Dylan came to dinner. CHIRPING is an important word here.
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The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
2
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Human babies are an ugly lot.
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The One and Only Ivan
3
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“Mrs. Coleman just told me you were talking to some bushes.”
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Mousenet
4
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“You had to use an outhouse? Oh you poor thing.”
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Mousenet
5
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There’s a difference between ‘can’t remember’ and ‘won’t remember.’
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The One and Only Ivan
6
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“If you pull our whiskers, do we not squeak?”
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Mousenet
7
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Oh, how I loved to play tag with my sister!
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The One and Only Ivan
8
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There are no shows. No visitors, unless you count the protesters.
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The One and Only Ivan
9
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It was finally my birthday, July Fourth.
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Glory Be
10
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When I am drawing that’s all I think about. I don’t think about where I am ,about yesterday or tomorrow.
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The One and Only Ivan
11
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I focused my mind on how she’d have to sleep on brush rollers all night long to get that flipped-up hairdo.
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Glory Be
12
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Then without a sound, the lights turned off. The fan in the back of the room gradually slowed.
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Janitors
13
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Everything had been normal until he had washed his face.
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Janitors
14
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“A cat’s purr is a mysterious thing. It means the cat feels something very strong: it could be very good or very bad.
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The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
15
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Now it seemed like the patches of my life were mixing into a new pattern.
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Glory Be
16
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You go to school together, right? Don’t you two have anything to talk about?
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Janitors
17
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“We’ll head over to some Rebel schools in Wyoming and Colorado, keep moving south.”
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Janitors
18
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What else is yellow? I draw another banana.
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The One and Only Ivan
19
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His sixth-grade year was turning out to be worse than he could have imagined and he wanted to shut it out, to pretend he was at his old school.
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Janitors
20
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Gran knitted away in the living room and Grandfather read the paper with Bitty on his lap.
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Waiting for the Magic
21
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There it is H- O - M - E. Home!
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The One and Only Ivan
22
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They collapsed in the parking lot as the silver sports car took the corner too sharply and scraped the exhaust pipe on the curb.
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Janitors
23
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“Let’s strike now - with a devastating attack of kindness.”
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Mousenet
24
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Part of me is itching to tell Mom this was all my idea and how I got Doris Varney to call Mrs. Coombs- without even asking her.
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Touch Blue
25
Three hundred pounds of fun to save our sorry butts. This gal is gonna sell us some tickets.
The One and Only Ivan
26
I wonder if I have stopped being famous.
The One and Only Ivan
27
He felt a rush of relief when he saw the spare key.
Janitors
28
Glass lay in glinting shards, leaving a jagged, dark opening into the school.
Janitors
29
"Quit hogging the mic, Babs!" shouted the lieutenant governor. (pg. 84)
Fake Mustache
30
"This was followed in almost dizzying succession by Intense Interest, then Amazement, then Excitement, and finally Astonishment."
Mousenet
31
The green backpack was filled with a life jacket.
The Candymakers
32
"Mouse 47 was so intent on the message that for a moment she forgot the windowsill rule."
Mousenet
33
"Washing's for sissies."
Janitors
34
CAN I MKE IT UP 2 U W/ DINNR & A MOVIE? MAYBE @ WHITE HOUSE ON WED? AM ALMOST PRESIDENT YOU KNOW. (pg. 151)
Fake Mustache
35
"There's endless work to be done, and when we're finished with that, there'll still be gum to scrape."
Janitors
36
Phin wrote, " We're two old cats, just hangin' and howling' together!"
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
37
"It's Blackberry, you moron."
Mousenet
38
F = Ph
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
39
The main character cried for her cat, her father, and for all those extra lives nobody gets to live.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
40
I was so burdened by the weight of being the lone voice against an evil madman that I didn't notice that someone was glaring at me. (pg. 85)
Fake Mustache
41
"It sounded crazy. But you didn't question the wisdom of your leader in Silicon Valley."
Mousenet
42
We're playing tag.
The One and Only Ivan
43
This one was slimy, pale yellow, and looked like a salamander.
Janitors
44
How do you know who's who if they don't smell?
The One and Only Ivan
45
Does this mean you are looping?
The Year of the Book
46
Moonlight falls on the frozen carousel. on the silent popcorn stand, on the stall of leather belts that smell like long-gone cows.
The One and Only Ivan
47
Don't ever--ever!--call Soymilk an it! She is a she! (pg. 181)
Fake Mustache
48
His suitcase, his trumpet, his music stand, and the photos on his dresser are gone.
Touch Blue
49
At the end of the poem was a single sentence: Good night, William.
Waiting for the Magic
50
"Daddy'll kill us if we show up drenching wet and late."
Glory Be
51
The Vortex was soon tearing everything inward.
Janitors
52
"You will be the first human ever to visit us at our Headquarters here in California."
Mousenet
53
"No prying open a manhole cover to see what's under it."
Melonhead
54
Behind her was a boy and a girl, her friend Mr. Miles from the taxi, and another lady I didn't know.
Glory Be
55
"When he was safely gone, the Captain of Clan 1578 led his group down from the windowsill to gather on the workbench".
Mousenet
56
The parents will be glad to see that you are paying for your wrongdoings.
Janitors
57
Silverback.
The One and Only Ivan
58
"Rad?" she exclaimed. "Grody? Freddy, my love, where have you been for the last thirty years?"
Mousenet
59
"They won't expect us to pop out of the ceiling."
Janitors
60
"Mom says that his projects meant more to him than his family, and that's why he took off."
Janitors
61
We're open 365 days a year. Can't miss us. We're right off 1-95.
The One and Only Ivan
62
"If I'm wrong and people want the restaurant to stay the way it is, you can cut off my braids."
Mousenet
63
Authorities believe the operation was some kind of massive classroom theft.
Janitors
64
I growl low in my throat.
The One and Only Ivan
65
"Books have no color. And they donÕt care who reads them."
Glory Be
66
Sky. Grass. Tree. Ant. Stick. Bird.
The One and Only Ivan
67
Papa looked. And then I thought he might cry "Scooter."
Waiting for the Magic
68
I beat my chest till the whole world hears.
The One and Only Ivan
69
I wasn't 100 percent sure if I should add the XOXOXO part, but I couldn't help it. (pg. 123)
Fake Mustache
70
"Thanks, kid," Marv huffed. "That was brave of you to come alone."
Janitors
71
I always enjoy a good digging story.
The One and Only Ivan
72
"Once they prove Leslie guilty, you should get a new car."
Janitors
73
"They clambered down as quietly as they could, pulling their plastic bags of poop to a corner where they would never be found."
Mousenet
74
I was blind to hatred that stings more than a bucketful of the pool's strongest chlorine.
Glory Be
75
Thank you, I try to say with my eyes. Thank you.
The One and Only Ivan
76
My big sister had remembered my birthday! I opened the box.
Glory Be
77
"Little Miss Snotnose, my sissy brother's girlfriend."
Glory Be
78
"Results: Lots of wrongs equals one right."
Melonhead
79
I can't draw dreamy pictures.
The One and Only Ivan
80
I've heard the Jambo stories many times.
The One and Only Ivan
81
Unlike the previous day, they were anxious for detention.
Janitors
82
I dash back and forth, hooting and grunting, doing a gorilla dance of happiness.
The One and Only Ivan
83
"It was an extra - wide grin, the one that had earned TM3 an A in his smiling class."
Mousenet
84
He found the blue silk at the bus stop.
The Year of the Book
85
I am angry to protect you, because that is what I was born to do.
The One and Only Ivan
86
Why don't we meet at your local hideout to hand it over?
Janitors
87
"If I heard footsteps on our roof it would chill me to my bones."
Melonhead
88
Three precious minutes had passed by the time they stood before the boys' bathroom with a wrinkled "out of order" sign thumb tacked to the wooden door.
Janitors
89
"I think what you did at the vet took a lot of chutzpah," said Riya. Chutzpah means nerve.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
90
We are on The Early News at Five O'clock.
The One and Only Ivan
91
"Super-absorbent polymers are the secret ingredient in diapers."
Melonhead
92
I jumped in the wayback of the station wagon to hide under the blanket.
Glory Be
93
He stuck a finger into one nostril, turned toward the closest karate instructor, and snorted. Fizz! (pg. 138)
Fake Mustache
94
"Yes, yes, yes, it was made by humans."
Mousenet
95
"Wait a minute," he muttered. "I'll keep it for the wild child".
Mousenet
96
"Yo-day-low-day-yoda-lady-who, yo-day-low-day-yoda-lady who." (pg. 92)
Fake Mustache
97
"I'm a fisherman," I say, "and I think they're beautiful."
Touch Blue
98
"I love this vent! I think this is the coolest place I've ever been."
Janitors
99
"Maybe I'll find some barrettes. Do something about her hair."
Glory Be
100
"On Cherry Street, panic had been building all day."
Mousenet
101
Of course something was wrong! Some hideous bat thing had just come out of the bookshelf.
Janitors
102
"You'd be happier staying put with your sister, like you have since the day she was born."
Glory Be
103
Thump thump thump THUMP, thump THUMP! 'Charge!'"
Mousenet
104
"I have established my new domain in a van."
Janitors
105
Five angry BEM workers were scrambling around the room, gathering supplies to fight the intruders.
Janitors
106
Grandfather peered into the refrigerator. What is this? He asked, holding up Marvelous Murphy's alternative dinner.
Waiting for the Magic
107
The boy clung to it, the only tangible evidence of what he'd done. A memorial to utter destruction.
Janitors
108
On the chair where I'd been sitting in the children's room was an envelope with my name on it.
Glory Be
109
He's found a bicycle in Aunt Avril's garage.
Janitors
110
"If you're in charge and something goes wrong, it is your fault."
Mousenet
111
On an island, silence usually means people are talking about you.
Touch Blue
112
"Snakes also require permission."
Melonhead
113
Even without the front hall light turned on, I saw her jaw clenching and a frown taking over her face.
Glory Be
114
Six hundred pounds of fun to save our sorry butts.
The One and Only Ivan
115
"She and some of them other Freedom people committed a crime!"
Glory Be
116
You ever seen lightning bugs? Same thing as fireflies. Really they're beetles, you know."
Glory Be
117
A black wavy ducktail haircut and an arm hanging out the window told me what I already suspected.
Glory Be
118
"I've tried to teach my girls to speak up when they see a wrong being done."
Glory Be
119
"There was a body in her bed, all covered up except for the springy blond hair on the pillow."
Mousenet
120
Dylan was a nurse so he could use needles to give subcutaneous (under the skin) fluids.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
121
"Together we will make history."
Mousenet
122
"Those who had taken the Copying Human Expressions class were wearing expressions such as Envy or Fear or Wow."
Mousenet
123
He shook free and somersaulted across the classroom, his weight and momentum making him unstoppable.
Janitors
124
"You guys evolved. Why not us? The difference is we did it fast and we did it in secret."
Mousenet
125
The two kids arose, Baybee dangling between them, and entered the office.
Janitors
126
During recess, Mr. Fry and I have one of those 10 minute father-figure conversations again.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
127
"Now what's chewing your tail?"
Mousenet
128
"Your lunch, mon petit chou."
Mousenet
129
They used to take me in their convertible to the a fast-food restaurant.
The One and Only Ivan
130
"I like to play with her mind. It's soft like Play-Doh but doesn't dry out as fast."
Janitors
131
My parents decided on my twin sister's name: Tag
The One and Only Ivan
132
The orange vests we made perfectly.
The Year of the Book
133
"My desk is the School Board?"
Janitors
134
"Their natural ability to see Toxites marked them as witches."
Janitors
135
When the brush meets the damp paper, pink petals of color unfurl like morning flowers.
The One and Only Ivan
136
This was not he kind of house where anybody leaves the newspaper scattered on the floor or an iced tea glass seating on the sideboard.
Glory Be
137
"She's standing up for what she believes is right. All of us should lead our children to do that, don't you know?'
Glory Be
138
"I was able to steal Ninfa and establish myself as a warlock."
Janitors
139
Miles thought constantly about the afterlife.
The Candymakers
140
When he returns he is carrying a long stick. The gleaming hook on its end is almost beautiful, like a sliver of moon.
The One and Only Ivan
141
"What's a mugging?"
Mousenet
142
"Two species working for the future of the planet? Yadda yadda yadda."
Mousenet
143
It felt like all the air had been sucked right out of that hot dining room.
Glory Be
144
"She almost screamed when one of her braids made a loud squeak right by her ear."
Mousenet
145
In a romance there is much hugging and sometimes face licking.
The One and Only Ivan
146
We're playing. We're playing tag. And I'm it.
The One and Only Ivan
147
If I get tired and need a break, I eat my crayons.
The One and Only Ivan
148
I nod, then turn toward my family, my life, my home.
The One and Only Ivan
149
Everything's changing. Continents are drifting and new stars are forming and my sweatshirt's a cat bed.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
150
"We had fun, but I didn't buy anything 'cept some new magazines."
Glory Be
151
She was still pulling her legs into the vent when a loud crash filled the classroom below.
Janitors
152
An autodidact is a person who has taught himself most of what he knows. The main character's mother makes her go to school even though she would like to be an autodidact.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
153
Below, the three men gathered like vultures to await his inevitable descent.
Janitors
154
My family was called a troop, just like any other gorilla family.
The One and Only Ivan
155
I expect to see gorillas, but none appear. I hear a shrill sound, like a toy trumpet.
The One and Only Ivan
156
Hateful prejudice and dog doo are a lot alike. They both make me sick.
Glory Be
157
Her sweatshirt became a cat bed.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
158
"Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye," I whisper. NTB
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
159
"The harder you throw it, the more suction it creates on your opponent."
Janitors
160
"They found a black sock at the scene. My boys tell me she's the only person ho wears those socks."
Glory Be
161
"Trust me, you will have a great time in Oregon once you settle in."
Mousenet
162
When Mom says something "would be nice," it sounds like you have a choice, but really you don't.
Touch Blue
163
"Keep heading for the back wall. There is an emergency exit in the northeast corner."
Janitors
164
Mrs. Coombs has the fastest phone dialing finger in Maine.
Touch Blue
165
He had to get his toxins flushed out because he had kidney problems.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
166
The huge concealed closet smelled of sulphur and chili powder.
Janitors
167
The two kids quietly descended the stairs until they stood at the doorway to the large storage closet.
Janitors
168
"My friends are different. They have special powers. For instance, they can go through walls."
Mousenet
169
She was twisting the key in the ignition, but the attempt was futile. The station wagon was parked forever.
Janitors
170
I'm angry at last. I have someone to protect.
The One and Only Ivan
171
Try knuckle walking for a half hour.
The One and Only Ivan
172
"Rule One was that you should never let humans see how smart you are."
Mousenet
173
"Lady, believe it. I am a mouse, and I talk."
Mousenet
174
My story has a strange shape: a stunted beginning, an endless middle.
The One and Only Ivan
175
The force of the suction had imploded the walls, tearing the sheetrock like paper.
Janitors
176
"Anyway, did you have monsters at your old school?"
Janitors
177
"Observe humans at all times for clues to their plans and their character."
Mousenet
178
"This is my name tag, but it isn't my desk."
Janitors
179
He told his dad that one of the boys charmed the bees.
The Candymakers
180
"You don't know how hard it was to fall asleep last night. I was like a walking nightlight."
Janitors
181
Highly effective in eliminating Filth and Grime.
Janitors
182
He could sob all night as far as I was concerned.
Glory Be
183
"Most folks just scared of losing something precious to them."
Glory Be
184
"What if they turn out to be little cyber-terrorists?"
Mousenet
185
"One found an empty sneaker, two climbed into boots "
Mousenet
186
Desperado is a good word. Desperados do something rebellious for a good, understandable reason.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
187
I wonder if Mack could add a little red hat and a curly tail to the picture of me.
The One and Only Ivan
188
They spin pink clouds you can eat.
The One and Only Ivan
189
I had a twin sister named tag.
The One and Only Ivan
190
The closet's unique smell definitely came from the Glop.
Janitors
191
I enjoy chewing pencils. I am sure I would excel at homework.
The One and Only Ivan
192
Mouse Nation
Mousenet
193
Sure enough, that Closed sign was covered up by a big piece of cardboard tacked on the fence.
Glory Be
194
I have no visitors here. I wonder if I have stopped being famous.
The One and Only Ivan
195
The barricaded door suddenly shuddered.
Janitors
196
It's like Ol' Gramps always said on my TV show, "Sometimes you gotta use your brains or you'll get your butt kicked. (pg. 127)
Fake Mustache
197
"Two sides to most stories. Folks better be thinking about that for once."
Glory Be
198
I stood face-to-face with a poster on a telephone pole.
The Wish Stealers
199
If you don't risk anything, you risk everything.
The Wish Stealers
200
"Let's call it Operation Cool It."
Mousenet
201
"Nice kitty, good kitty", she whispered, rocking the soggy box.
Mousenet
202
Here's a Nasal Gun. It enables you to shoot fake boogers out of your nose. (pg. 106)
Fake Mustache
203
One of the receptionists had a T-shirt that said Dog is God Spelled Backward and another one wore sparkly earrings.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
204
"They had been worrying ever since eight o'clock in Silicon Valley, which is eleven o'clock on the East Coast."
Mousenet
205
"This was amazing. No need for anyone to dangle. No need for anyone to strain himself (or herself) holding a dangler."
Mousenet
206
"When people get scared, they make up lies. They keep secrets. And they act mean."
Glory Be
207
The names are mine, but they're not me.
The One and Only Ivan
208
"With sheep it was always a big ram with huge horns, but at Fairlawn it was a large boy called Brandon "
Mousenet
209
There was no more hiding. Both of them saw me at once.
Glory Be
210
I was born in a place humans call central Africa, in a dense rain forest so beautiful, no crayons could ever do it justice.
The One and Only Ivan
211
Not only has he brainwashed most of the country, but if people vote against him, he's got the voting machines rigged anyway. (pg. 152)
Fake Mustache
212
The glass says you are this and we are that and that is how it will always be.
The One and Only Ivan
213
Even the Rowdies send her sympathy cards and e-mails after the death of her pet.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
214
"We need your civilization to function smoothly."
Mousenet
215
How many more minutes until you can cross us again?
The Year of the Book
216
"And since the van will already have wheels, I'll be able to make deliveries to the Rebel schools without ever leaving my domain."
Janitors
217
"Instinct had taken over and he began scrabbling wildly at the glass walls of his prison."
Mousenet
218
"This time your stupid friend did take off her socks."
Glory Be
219
Stella's foot never completely healed.
The One and Only Ivan
220
That had to hurt- 433 pages of mathematical pain.
Janitors
221
I've learned not to get my hopes up.
The One and Only Ivan
222
One held a flashlight while the other fiddled with slender lock-picking tools.
Janitors
223
"I double-dog dare you to fuss at me! You're not supposed to be here any more than I am."
Glory Be
224
"They got the nail," she sobbed. "I tried to get away, but they came too fast."
Janitors
225
Before the pain hits me, I look down and see, attached to the sticky hand, the bullet and the mustache. (pg. 189)
Fake Mustache
226
"A happy ending! It's karma!" her friend exclaimed.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
227
ELECTION DAY CHANGED TO MONDAY (pg. 162)
Fake Mustache
228
Here are happy-ending times: when I saw my Secret Love and when my little brother knew how to read.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
229
"Those two years on an island? That could be a cover-up for when she and her mom got their spy training "
Mousenet
230
She held up her hand, the one with the slim gold ring that never left her finger and she'd promised to give me when I grew up."
Glory Be
231
Her little brother loved to help Dylan wash his motorcycle.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
232
That yarn is from a carnival that passed through Topeka
The Wish Stealers
233
He didn't ask me one more question, just kept hugging me.
Glory Be
234
"This is your father's best coq au vin."
Mousenet
235
"Observe humans at all times for clues to their plans and their character".
Mousenet
236
I want my own home again- with my own mom.
Touch Blue
237
"True, recycling three or four bottles wouldn't save the planet, but as her mom always said, you have to start somewhere."
Mousenet
238
BEST. DAY. EVER. MET JODIE. THINK SHE LIKES ME. I LIKE HER. IF U C HER AGAIN WILL U ASK HER IF SHE LIKES ME? (pg. 113)
Fake Mustache
239
People munched on organic popcorn and licked clouds of raspberry flavored cotton candy.
The Wish Stealers
240
Everything around him went black and he struggled to maintain consciousness.
Janitors
241
"If you can make a ruckus above them, chances are they'll come low where I can get them with my vacuum."
Janitors
242
The best thing she ever gave him wasn't a drawing. Julia gave Bob his name.
The One and Only Ivan
243
Today the humans lead me to a door.
The One and Only Ivan
244
My sister hadn't told him who had given away his secret.
Glory Be
245
The Seven-Second Meltdown Theory is that taffy melts after seven seconds and then becomes unglued from your teeth.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
246
I smell the crayon, roll it in my hands, press the sharp point against my palm.
The One and Only Ivan
247
He sang, " I bought me a cat and the cat pleased me. I fed my cat under yonder tree. Cat goes fiddle-i-fee."
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
248
the Chart of Human Expressions
Mousenet
249
His mom wore yellow gloves and drove fast like a professional race-car driver.
The Candymakers
250
Embossed in the center was the symbol of a large metal ring with more than a dozen keys hanging from it.
Janitors
251
Philip stuck his hand in the chocolate fountain, but Miles resisted.
The Candymakers
252
"My mom wasn't happy about me emailing without permission."
Janitors
253
Surely Julia will see what I've imagined.
The One and Only Ivan
254
Daisy's black horse made him think of the merry-go-round horses.
The Candymakers
255
I felt like I was drowning in a freezing cold pool of disappointment and confusion.
Glory Be
256
"They'll think I don't have my human under control."
Mousenet
257
At last, he was holding a fragment of wood about a square foot in size- the School Board.
Janitors
258
Mostly I think about what is, not what could be.
The One and Only Ivan
259
We were still in our crate when she looked at me without seeing, and I knew the vine had finally snapped.
The One and Only Ivan
260
Walter's picture of the uneducated future was frightening, but could it be trusted?
Janitors
261
"Once I get them right, maybe he'll put blobs on all his Tick-Tocks to charge them up from the sun. Save the planet."
Mousenet
262
Hearing the vacuum rev to life, the dust-ball scurried back just as the vacuum hose came down.
Janitors
263
Here are some things about True Love: it makes you want to sing, it shouldn't be so hard, and it makes you feel happy.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
264
That's why the lie I was about to ell came out of my mouth slowly, carefully.
Glory Be
265
P.P.S. I'm enclosing a ferry schedule and a map of the island with the parish hall marked.
Touch Blue
266
Mrs. Nanchez simply said, take the hall pass, and looked back at the computer screen on her desk.
Janitors
267
"We are small, but we are very, very powerful."
Mousenet
268
A picnic cooler, a blanket, an old football jersey, and the spare tire were inside.
Glory Be
269
Behind them, the room crumpled like a cardboard box.
Janitors
270
When I dragged the crayon across the paper, it left a trail in its wake like a slithering blue snake.
The One and Only Ivan
271
Her Gramma Dee was a vegetarian.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
272
"You've got mail!"
Mousenet
273
Living here was like living inside a well-protected cocoon.
The Candymakers
274
They're just like girl's bathrooms, except we have couches and entertainment systems with surround sound.
Janitors
275
"Very few of us have been trained to make human sounds. Every one else does MSL."
Mousenet
276
"You know you can do it with two paws tied behind your back."
Mousenet
277
"Praying hands. We got a lot to pray over, baby. She pushed herself up from the table, finished wrapping up the fudge to take home."
Glory Be
278
He was a frightening sight, gingerly balancing on two desks, like a circus elephant standing on a tiny ball.
Janitors
279
Tag and I were the babies of the group.
The One and Only Ivan
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I was born at Central Hospital on September 19, Year of the Dog.
The Year of the Book
281
Nine thousand eight hundred fifty five days
The One and Only Ivan
282
It seemed biologically impossible for such a massive body to produce such a piercing voice.
Janitors
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"His name tag said Mud, and I didn't think that was a good name for a cat." NTB
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
284
In her late fifties, she didn't bother to dye her graying hair or paint her nails.
Janitors
285
I see two trunks entwined. I hear Stella whispering
The One and Only Ivan
286
I throw a me-ball at them.
The One and Only Ivan
287
But my forever is over now. My forever has been shut down with no plans of opening.
Glory Be
288
Mine. Mine. Mine.
The One and Only Ivan
289
His clumsy turn tipped the milk carton, sending the invisible creature into the air and cold milk into Dez's crotch.
Janitors
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The stall door was open, but he thought he'd seen something duck out of sight.
Janitors
291
When the girl's eyes met mine, she looked like she wanted to wave at me.
Glory Be
292
There is only one Number Seven. Tito died after making it--his life's work was complete. (pg. 103)
Fake Mustache
293
"We'll take the back roads through Welcher. Cut them off at the intersection by Maple Park."
Janitors
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But among the crooked roof trusses, a twisted, metal vent shaft remained, bent askew and dangling precariously.
Janitors
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"Keep the bag. If there's a way to recover him, we'll find it."
Janitors
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Her cheek was scrubbed raw and her determination was clearly set.
Janitors
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I am very sorry for taking your bicycle. It was wrong and I am apologizing. (pg. 177)
Fake Mustache
298
Three females and a juvenile male. It's the family I've been watching on the TV screen.
The One and Only Ivan
299
We got a werewolf and a rodeo queen on the loose. Search the factory! (pg. 145)
Fake Mustache
300
The quilt was filled up with my life.
Glory Be
301
The handed out Save the Earth wristbands
The Wish Stealers
302
Maybe one letter--my letter--could make a difference.
Glory Be
303
"I got in trouble back in North Carolina. I was in the newspapers."
Glory Be
304
My domain is made of thick glass and rusty metal and rough cement.
The One and Only Ivan
305
On my timeline, I put a dot of blue and yellow with the touching part green.
The Year of the Book
306
Even with their colorful knitted coats, Grace, Bryn, and Bitty complained when Papa and I walked them home from the dog park.
Waiting for the Magic
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A patch of starlit sky winked through a new hole in the roof.
Janitors
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The metal legs bent and the wooden desktop cracked.
Janitors
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"She came back a few minutes later wearing her natural skin, with a few really cute freckles now showing on her nose."
Mousenet
310
My gift-shop pictures now cost sixty-five dollars (with frame).
The One and Only Ivan
311
"It won't be easy to write an email with only three guys."
Mousenet
312
Cleveland Clan 1578
Mousenet
313
He blamed himself for the accident with the bees and the girl at the lake.
The Candymakers
314
"They stop kids from understanding simple instructions and often cause the sudden need to get out of your seat and move around."
Janitors
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The blue ink flames outlined on her cheek were turning red.
Janitors
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The beetles an attractive bug, with a body like a glossy nut. He's black as a starless night.
The One and Only Ivan
317
They had solidified their plan during the long walk from the school to the park.
Janitors
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"Indeed, in the human species, young brains are often better than old ones. There's less clutter."
Mousenet
319
"I also have an edible eraser shaped like a chicken," he said, "But let's save that as a last resort." (pg. 156)
Fake Mustache
320
We both kept mixing up the knee-clap and the hand-clap. This made us laugh harder than hard.
Glory Be
321
"They shouldn't have ordered him to set up this webcam thing - not if it meant breaking a human law."
Mousenet
322
One of her funny stories took place in Eastern Rebusina and had cats and geese as characters.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
323
He tried to count them, but it was impossible to see anything clearly at the base of the tornado.
Janitors
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A moment later they emerged with a mop, two brooms, and a can of vacuum dust from an upright vacuum.
Janitors
325
The word of the week is persuade.
The Year of the Book
326
"She batted the front part of her hair, which had stood straight up in front ever since her mom decided to cut it short all over."
Mousenet
327
His hot-dog fingers were nervously interlaced.
Janitors
328
He quickly shrugged off the fatigue and sat up, his face reddening with embarrassment.
Janitors
329
It was funny. He'd been so close to the School Board for weeks.
Janitors
330
"Was that what made humans wild? When you took away their plumbing?"
Mousenet
331
Maybe he wasn't God, but he was a great-grandfather figure now.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
332
Thank you, Dad. For this.
The One and Only Ivan
333
"There's an assassin in the stadium!" I yelled. "A sort of French guy! With my bike and a big gun!" (pg. 184)
Fake Mustache
334
They were an odd sight- two kids half jogging down the street with bulging backpacks, each carrying a mop and a broom.
Janitors
335
"No swinging so high that you almost fly around the top bar."
Melonhead
336
"I'm going back to Ohio to stay with my grandparents."
Glory Be
337
There's nothing I love more than a new crayon.
The One and Only Ivan
338
Somehow I knew that in order to live, I had to let my old life die.
The One and Only Ivan
339
His lives were: Miraculo, Jewel, Beau, Mud, and Zook.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
340
"There, in every Greyhound bus, you find the mouse cabin "
Mousenet
341
A sign on the door of the first room I came to said WHOOPEE CUSHION TESTING DEPARTMENT, and sure enough, lots of nasty noises were coming out. (pg. 100)
Fake Mustache
342
"I want you to get under each desk, use the blade to scrape off the gum, and then throw it in the trash."
Janitors
343
The kids try to smuggle their cat out of the veterinarian's office.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
344
"One team Googled a map of Greenfield and zoomed in on 253 Cherry Street."
Mousenet
345
"We must show this human that we are in complete control."
Mousenet
346
The grand total donated was $5,053.11.
The Wish Stealers
347
"Vinegar dissolves calcium, which is what bones are full of."
Melonhead
348
"These particular sweepers carry a double-T charge."
Janitors
349
"It said they were in a place called Greenfield, OR. Or? Or what?"
Mousenet
350
The paintings were hid under the dirty pool of water before Mack could see them and sell them.
The One and Only Ivan
351
I wore diapers, drank from a bottle, and slept in humans beds.
The One and Only Ivan
352
"It happened in Silicon Valley, California, where hundreds of computer companies were just starting up."
Mousenet
353
More people with signs came today. They want Ruby to be free.
The One and Only Ivan
354
I decide it's not a good day to socialize.
The One and Only Ivan
355
Grabbing the boxes, he slid the stack sideways on a hidden metal runner and a door appeared.
Janitors
356
"Son, you get these girls home. It's too late to be out on the highway. Whoever their daddy is, he'll be worrying."
Glory Be
357
How can you tell an elephant has been in the refrigerator? By the footprints in the butter.
The One and Only Ivan
358
Its body flattened as though bones were optional and quickly slithered down the drain.
Janitors
359
Humans always smell odd when change is in the air.
The One and Only Ivan
360
Not-tag is brown.
The One and Only Ivan
361
"And anyway, we've got to wait till the school clears out before we can give you an introduction to basic equipment."
Janitors
362
The seal was hungry one day , or bored, perhaps, so she ate one hundred pennies.
The One and Only Ivan
363
The deafening sound of rushing air filled his ears as the vacuum dust fought to bring down the broom.
Janitors
364
The floor is covered in sawdust made of dead trees.
The One and Only Ivan
365
Humans toss words like banana peels and leave them to rot.
The One and Only Ivan
366
She reached over and grabbed my wrist, squeezed it so hard she could've given me a rope burn.
Glory Be
367
Through some stroke of fate, the vent had survived, held in place by the metal roof supports.
Janitors
368
Principal Yeldah
The Wish Stealers
369
The Big Cheese
Mousenet
370
Sam, Nicholas, Honest, Useful, and Weenie I'm not sure a boy would like to be called Weenie Watson.
Waiting for the Magic
371
Even Gullible Gates doesn't buy my story.
Janitors
372
"There was a police car in the driveway of her house."
Mousenet
373
And his face it was as red as a tomato and still burning.
Janitors
374
Two pats was the code for our famous Brazilian Running Mount. (pg. 130)
Fake Mustache
375
When his eyes fall on the claw-stick, he stops. He trains his camera on the gleaming blade.
The One and Only Ivan
376
They had been invited to stand on the platform set up in front of town hall.
The Wish Stealers
377
For some unknown reason, it didn't max out at fifty like all the other supplies.
Janitors
378
"Humans use two hundred muscles to take one step."
Melonhead
379
Suddenly, standing in front of her house seemed really uncomfortable.
Janitors
380
"Well, welcome to Cleveland, land of faucets."
Mousenet
381
Then he sent the rubble flying again as he burrowed into the wreckage to rescue the enemy.
Janitors
382
"He's preaching about the new law, just passed. Everybody'd gonna be treated the same."
Glory Be
383
"Real secrets can be hurtful. Make people do bad things."
Glory Be
384
"I'm good at secrets. Preachers' kids hear a lot of stuff. Daddy has aught us not to gossip."
Glory Be
385
Soymilk snorted. She's a smart horse. She could tell I was serious. (Pg. 125)
Fake Mustache
386
They played one more song called Celebration.
The Wish Stealers
387
Today we celebrate the remarkable efforts of some of our young citizens who want to make a difference in our world.
The Wish Stealers
388
Long noodles for long life.
The Year of the Book
389
Someone in the back of the room burps and the Rowdies think that is the funniest thing they ever heard.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
390
All I have to do is say the word and the CIA ships you off to Brownwater Base in Antarctica with all the other wackos who are a danger to this fine country. (pg. 172)
Fake Mustache
391
The main character's teacher wears thick glasses and smells of lavender.
Mousenet
392
Listen, are you still hung up about the mustache? We're past that now. (pg. 172)
Fake Mustache
393
The soap was in his eyes now, stinging like crazy."
Janitors
394
It was the size of a prairie dog but as round and bushy as a bath loofah.
Janitors
395
That was Mom. Strong and independent, if not a little frazzled.
Janitors
396
"Looks like your sweatshirt is now officially a cat bed."
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
397
She called The Villain a meshuga, a Yiddish word for crazy.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
398
Really the only difference between Marv and a grizzly bear was that Marv could speak.
Janitors
399
"The table's set," she said. "Everything's ready for your special day--well, one day late."
Glory Be
400
I ride my scooter to her house and slid the red envelope under her door.
The Year of the Book
401
Dissatisfied by the sluggish tempo of the clock, he began clicking twice for each second.
Janitors
402
She planned to keep it in her Mysterium Collection Box
The Wish Stealers
403
"It was the loudest EEEEEK ever to ring out on Cherry Street, maybe the loudest in the history of Oregon."
Mousenet
404
Now go away so I can write about the Whining Fairy who spits in your face while you sleep.
Waiting for the Magic
405
A cat's purr is beautiful, like a strange lullaby. Prrrrr .Prrrrrr...
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
406
What if some little baby first grader had washed his hands with the napalm soap?
Janitors
407
Think of it like a black hole inside a vacuum bag
Janitors
408
"Who wants to stay where people are so horrible to you?"
Glory Be
409
Yogurt raisins. Maya knows my weakness.
The One and Only Ivan
410
The Aura illuminated the whole hallway, powerful and frightening.
Janitors
411
Just look out for the dog. She only bites a few times before she decides if she likes you or not.
Janitors
412
I carried them to the sewing room. My room now.
Glory Be
413
I drew on rocks and bark and my poor mother's back.
The One and Only Ivan
414
I pulled out all of Not-Tag's stuffing and filled her with my paintings."
The One and Only Ivan
415
"If y'all don't leave my friend alone, I'm running for he police!" I yelled.
Glory Be
416
With enough time, you can get used to almost anything.
The One and Only Ivan
417
My heart about jumped into the mud puddle I was standing in, I should have kept my mouth shut.
Glory Be
418
Even though I smelled something sweet as chocolate cake coming from inside the kitchen, it didn't seem like dessert was on the menu today.
Glory Be
419
At last he succeeded, tangling the dirty sneaker in the mop strings and pulling it in.
Janitors
420
"Nerds. Very serious dudes."
Mousenet
421
I can just make out Bob's little head sticking out of Julia's backpack.
The One and Only Ivan
422
Pressing his face against the ground, he could see only shoes as the principal's door opened.
Janitors
423
I dropped every last piece of my old junk, one by one, in the wastebasket.
Glory Be
424
"I bet you had something to do with this fine invitation."
Glory Be
425
My life is flashing lights and pointing fingers and uninvited guests.
The One and Only Ivan
426
One thing was sure: No one could see them but him and the janitor.
Janitors
427
"Everyone thinks she stole your station wagon and emptied Mrs. Cleveland's classroom."
Janitors
428
"Go to you house!" shouted Elinor.
Waiting for the Magic
429
"Oh yes, he'd have to ride in her backpack too. Could she please make a hole in it so he could look out?"
Mousenet
430
I am a DESPERADO!
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
431
It had long, gray fur that was so dingy it looked like a giant mothball rolling down the hallway.
Janitors
432
Philip threatened to send Max a dry cleaning bill.
The Candymakers
433
Lifting a chocolaty beak from the Kit Kat wrapper, it ruffled its wings and flew off down the hall.
Janitors
434
He and I looked off beyond the library, to where the night sky lit up with color, and bright flashes exploded above the treetops.
Glory Be
435
Gramma thought his beautiful hands should be used for music and healing, not for urban farming.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
436
His own voice seemed to get caught in the dust funnel and sucked into the Vortex.
Janitors
437
The boy had unimaginable scars on his left side.
The Candymakers
438
There's a large box in the center of the ring and it's Ruby sized.
The One and Only Ivan
439
"Get back in your car. Drive straight on home. It's not safe to be out after dark tonight."
Glory Be
440
I tap my nose with a muddy finger. I make a nose print.
The One and Only Ivan
441
They make a production line and make 7 drawstring bags.
The Year of the Book
442
The poor fellow was caught between bouts of distraction and fatigue so severe he could hardly eat.
Janitors
443
"While your previous interpreter immersed himself in popular culture, I acquired my verbal facility with the assistance of classic television dramas from Great Britain."
Mousenet
444
"Prince Fredericko and Princess Oonella! Very imaginative. Good stuff, kid," he said.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
445
The whole car was shaking like a jack-hammer.
Janitors
446
I wish I could read.
The One and Only Ivan
447
I kept quiet and rested my sweaty forehead against the picnic cooler.
Glory Be
448
The first step in the process was learning to boil sugar
The Candymakers
449
"It's the greatest thing since sliced cheese, that's all."
Mousenet
450
When I'm drawing a picture, I feel quiet inside.
The One and Only Ivan
451
We are huge and alone, and we both love yogurt raisins
The One and Only Ivan
452
The main character kept his promise.
The One and Only Ivan
453
"People really did want food that was grown locally - fresh and delicious."
Mousenet
454
I take in the wall, splattered and splashed with mud.
The One and Only Ivan
455
In this book the characters check the facts on Whiskerpedia.
Mousenet
456
"You don't need magic when you have mice, and Australia has a lot of mice "
Mousenet
457
There it was, nestled in the trash can, its bat wings sticking up over the top edge.
Janitors
458
One pale body was curled around the spout where the water came out.
Janitors
459
Could someone please explain why I'm a chameleon?
Janitors
460
I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings.
The One and Only Ivan
461
The skinny guy and the pimply guy were collapsed on the grass nearby.
Janitors
462
But before I knew it, my words spilled out like the rain falling out of the sky.
Glory Be
463
I've never asked for a promise before, because promises are forever, and forever is an unusually long time.
The One and Only Ivan
464
Each full jug of pennies is worth $350.00.
The Wish Stealers
465
"This is Tupelo. Elvis lived here when he was a little boy."
Glory Be
466
I haven't had a real keeper in a long time.
The One and Only Ivan
467
Suddenly, the power went out, plunging the gym into darkness.
Janitors
468
Of course, any normal sticky hand would break. But not this. (pg. 188)
Fake Mustache
469
"I'm going around back to beak in." He jumped off the low porch and disappeared.
Glory Be
470
They weren't training with equipment today. This was a day for observations.
Janitors
471
"I'm not a mime, I'm a clown, jerk face! There's a big difference." (pg. 153)
Fake Mustache
472
"My motto is: Delicious, Nutritious, and Portable."
Melonhead
473
She screamed as she reached her peak about halfway to the ceiling.
Janitors
474
Gravity returned instantly and he dropped heavily and crumpled to his knees on the tile.
Janitors
475
"This was way too much, way too soon. A whole new state, a whole new family, a new school, and new hair?"
Mousenet
476
"Once the American colonies were thriving and schools were established, a certain threat was discovered."
Janitors
477
She swept all the black broken pieces of the stone under the bed.
The Wish Stealers
478
"You'll have yummy French food, like snails and frog legs and octopus."
Mousenet
479
You can make a story yours by taking pieces of your world (details) and putting them in your story to make a whole other world.
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
480
No ding-dang way, you creep! (pg. 116)
Fake Mustache
481
"Scat before you scare away my customers."
Melonhead
482
Holding the penny high over her head, she tossed it into the town fountain.
The Wish Stealers
483
"In other words, as he might put it in the modern vernacular, heh-heh, I talk good."
Mousenet
484
"'Cept, in our town, colored people aren't supposed to eat where white people eat."
Glory Be
485
Peng you. Shee Shee for being my penguin.
The Year of the Book
486
She handed me a wrapped box. Inside was the tiniest little book.
Glory Be
487
I know it the way you know summer is over and winter is on its way. I just know.
The One and Only Ivan
488
"Maybe the planet could wait at least until she was old enough to do something about it."
Mousenet
489
"I was watching your mother coming through you," he said quietly. "She was like that. Opinionated, strong in her convictions."
Glory Be
490
"If we beat Garth to the School Board, we should be able to defend it."
Janitors
491
"Not calling anybody. No police. Can't let my aunt know."
Glory Be
492
Days like this I wished my daddy was a veterinarian or a taxicab driver--anything but a preacher.
Glory Be
493
Stories are whoppers, but in a good way. NTB
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook
494
The yellow, black and red butterfly was a sign that meant the girl wanted him to win the competition.
The Candymakers
495
"It means 'my little cabbage', but French people love their little cabbages, so that's okay."
Mousenet
496
His hands found something and he pulled on her braid!
Janitors
497
"We know that one of you is the Evil One and the other is a famous preteen cowgirl queen, but we don't know which one is which." (pg. 88)
Fake Mustache
498
"Being raised by a maid is no way to learn what's acceptable and what's not."
Glory Be
499
My mother thanks you for the card you made her.
The Year of the Book
500
"when she woke up again the wallpaper was still peeling, and the house was still quiet, and her dad was still gone."
Mousenet
