Just+plain+old+cool,+interesting,+captivating+writing

Erika L || sun. It was a yellow in a lime green sky, the color's of six o' clock in the evening and the time when the wolves awoke." __Julie of the Wolves__ by Jean Criaghead Goerge || I like the descriptive word choice, it really paint's a picture in my head. - Lizzy S. ||
 * Sticky || Why I Chose It... ||
 * "He disappears down the side-steps, when he comes back, about ten minutes later he is pushing a bike beside him. Now this bike is old, but it is old like his car, Jester. Shiny old. Tons of chrome old. White-wall tires old. Way too cool to ride old." __Sammy Keyes__ by Wendolyn Van Draaanen || I like this how this sounds. The author's use of repetition help me to visualize the bike in my mind's eye. COOL! Hayley L. ||
 * "Did we check everything properly this time? "Riccio asked humbly, crawling out from underneath his stuffed animals. __The Thief Lord__ - by Cornelia Funke || I really like the word choice - humbly.
 * "He disappears down the side-steps, when he comes back, about ten minutes later he is pushing a bike beside him. Now this bike is old, but it is old like his car, Jester. Shiny old. Tons of chrome old. White-wall tires old. Way too cool to ride old." __Sammy Keyes__ by Wendolyn Van Draaanen || I like this how this sounds. The author's use of repetition help me to visualize the bike in my mind's eye. COOL! Hayley L. ||
 * "Did we check everything properly this time? "Riccio asked humbly, crawling out from underneath his stuffed animals. __The Thief Lord__ - by Cornelia Funke || I really like the word choice - humbly.
 * "Did we check everything properly this time? "Riccio asked humbly, crawling out from underneath his stuffed animals. __The Thief Lord__ - by Cornelia Funke || I really like the word choice - humbly.
 * "Prosper just scowled and scribbled his name on to the pad. He threw the empty bag over his shoulder and walked to the door." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || I liked how instead of saying, "Prosper wrote his name on the pad. He threw the empty bag on the counter and walked to the door", Funke added in the interesting words and sentences. TannerB. ||
 * "Marissa and I take our plants down to the parlor, but when we turn into the room I practically drop my load again, because the mountain on the casket has been pushed away. And there's Lucinda standing on a chair by the casket wresting open the lid." __Sammy keys and the curse of mustache mary. Hayley__ || I chose this because it jumped out at me, and painted a picture in my head. ||
 * "The fog thickened and, like an eraser on a black-board, wiped out Amaroq and Silver and the tip of Kapu's tail." __Julie of the Wolves__ by Jean Criaghead Goerge || I liked this sentence because it painted a vivid picture in my mind. -Grace A. ||
 * " Miyax pushed back the hood on her sealskin parka and looked at the Arctic
 * "The fog thickened and, like an eraser on a black-board, wiped out Amaroq and Silver and the tip of Kapu's tail." __Julie of the Wolves__ by Jean Criaghead Goerge || I liked this sentence because it painted a vivid picture in my mind. -Grace A. ||
 * " Miyax pushed back the hood on her sealskin parka and looked at the Arctic
 * " Miyax pushed back the hood on her sealskin parka and looked at the Arctic
 * " Miyax pushed back the hood on her sealskin parka and looked at the Arctic
 * He loved pentominoes so much his life was devoted to them. (Book and Author, Grant) || Jeez that's kind of scary -Grant ||
 * "Prosper sighed and looked up at the ceiling where the darkness hung over them like a black cloud." __The Thief Lord__ by Cornelia Funke || It is cool how instead of just writing "Prosper sighed and looked up at the ceiling.", the author continues on. TannerB. ||
 * “He picked it up. He thought he could see the shape of a fish, fossilized in it. He rubbed off some dirt, and the out line of the fish became clearer.” __Holes__  by Louis Sachar. || I can imagine how happy Stanley would be and how much hope would be rising in his chest to believe that he could get the day off. - SimonC. ||
 * During the day every cobblestone belonged to the pigeons and tourist. The Thief Lord by Cornellia Funke || This senescence just really stood out to me. Especially the word cobblestone. Erika L ||
 * The confessionals where tucked away in on of the side aisles. The Theif Lord by Cornellia Funke || I love the way she describes where the confessionales where. Erika L ||
 * “K B? He felt a jolt of astonishment. His mouth silently formed the name Kate Barlow, as he wondered if it really could have belonged to the kissin’ out-law.” __Holes__  by Louis Sachar. || I can imagine what Stanley would feel like, he might say to himself, well no duh! Why didn’t I think of that before? He would also probably have a ton of questions, like was this where she robbed my great great... grandpa? Was that __her__ lipstick? - Simon  ||
 * When Stevie got to the second floor, he was confronted with a mob unlike any he had ever seen. It wasn't as if he hadn't been in big crowds at major events before. People were crowding around the desks and small podiums where each radio station had set up headquarters as if the stations were handing out money. Cover-Up. By John Feinstein || I like how the author said people were crowding over as if the stations were handing out money. MichaelW ||
 * “Scipio said nothing for a while and when he spoke again his voice sounded quite shaky.” __The Thief Lord__  by Cornelia Funke || I think that it is cool that the author said ..."voice sounded quite shaky.", instead of he was trembling. TannerB. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“It was said that Green Lake was ‘heaven on earth’ and that Miss Katherine’s spiced peaches were ‘food for the angels.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Holes__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Louis Sachar. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WOW. Those must have been delicious spiced peaches. -SimonC. ||
 * When Stevie got to the second floor, he was confronted with a mob unlike any he had ever seen. It wasn't as if he hadn't been in big crowds at major events before. People were crowding around the desks and small podiums where each radio station had set up headquarters as if the stations were handing out money. Cover-Up. By John Feinstein || I like how the author said people were crowding over as if the stations were handing out money. MichaelW ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Scipio said nothing for a while and when he spoke again his voice sounded quite shaky.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__The Thief Lord__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Cornelia Funke || I think that it is cool that the author said ..."voice sounded quite shaky.", instead of he was trembling. TannerB. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“It was said that Green Lake was ‘heaven on earth’ and that Miss Katherine’s spiced peaches were ‘food for the angels.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Holes__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Louis Sachar. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WOW. Those must have been delicious spiced peaches. -SimonC. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Scipio said nothing for a while and when he spoke again his voice sounded quite shaky.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__The Thief Lord__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Cornelia Funke || I think that it is cool that the author said ..."voice sounded quite shaky.", instead of he was trembling. TannerB. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“It was said that Green Lake was ‘heaven on earth’ and that Miss Katherine’s spiced peaches were ‘food for the angels.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Holes__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Louis Sachar. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WOW. Those must have been delicious spiced peaches. -SimonC. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“It was said that Green Lake was ‘heaven on earth’ and that Miss Katherine’s spiced peaches were ‘food for the angels.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Holes__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Louis Sachar. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WOW. Those must have been delicious spiced peaches. -SimonC. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Calder and Petra lost in the art first a kiss and then a fart! From Chasing Vermeer By Blue Balliett || Gee what a mean thing to say. ||
 * Riccio wa so stunned that he just looked at Scipio openmouthed.<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__The Thief Lord__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Cornelia Funke || I don't really know what to say but, this piece of writing just really truly rolled off my tongue. It was funny too. ||
 * "Scipio!" Dottor Massimo's face turned purple with anger....His hair was tied back in a tight little ponytail and his eyes didn't look quit as arrogant as they had before, but there could be no doubt: this was the boy.... || WOW!!! This was just so, in your face, I know some thing you don't! Now I want to read more! This changed the story so much! The 'Thief Lord' has a home and father. He doesn't have to steal he is rich! ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“The house looked strange.It was completely empty now, and the door was flung open, like something wild had just escaped from it. Like it was the empty,two-story tomb of a runaway zombie.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Tangerine__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Edward Bloor. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WOW! What a start for the beginning of a book. I like the simile “like it was the empty,two-story tomb of a runaway zombie.” -SimonC ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It was a dark stormy night. __A wrinkle in time__, by: Madeleine L’engle. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A very traditional beginning, however it still sets up a scene where <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__ANYTHING__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> can happen. I would have used an onomatopoeia in the end of the sentence like, it was a dark stormy night, the branches going therwhap against the window, giving an erie presence. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The curtains red, with blue and green geometrical pattern, were drawn, and seemed to reflect the cheerfulness throughout the room. The furnace purred like a great sleepy animal; the lights glowed with steady radiance; outside alone in the dark; the wind still battered against the house, but the angry power that had frightened Meg while she was alone in the attic was subdued by the familiar comfort of the kitchen. A wrinkle in time, by: Madeleine L’engle. || Wow! It gave me an amazing mental picture. My favorite part of this was, The furnace purred like a great sleepy animal. ||
 * "Then he reared, and dropped on the snow. He was dead."Julie of the Wolves. By Jean Craighead George. || While I read this I could really picture it in my mind. ~GraceA ||
 * "Fountains of green fire rose from the earth and shot to the top of the black velvet sky. Red and white lights sprayed out of the green. The northern lights were dancing."Julie of the Wolves. By Jean Craighead George || This was a really vivid part in my book. ~GraceA ||
 * "Fargo Hall, close to a century old, had stone gargoyles and carved human heads on every turret and ledge." __Chasing Vermeer__ by Blue Balliett || How Balliett says "on every turret and ledge" instead of just "on every inch of the building" captivates me. TannerB. ||
 * "The valleys, far beneath them, were so green, and all the streams which tumbled down the glaciers into the main river were so blue, that it was like flying over giant pieces of jewelry." || I could really see this in my mind, all the colors so vivid. ~KarishmaK ||
 * "Then he reared, and dropped on the snow. He was dead."Julie of the Wolves. By Jean Craighead George. || While I read this I could really picture it in my mind. ~GraceA ||
 * "Fountains of green fire rose from the earth and shot to the top of the black velvet sky. Red and white lights sprayed out of the green. The northern lights were dancing."Julie of the Wolves. By Jean Craighead George || This was a really vivid part in my book. ~GraceA ||
 * "Fargo Hall, close to a century old, had stone gargoyles and carved human heads on every turret and ledge." __Chasing Vermeer__ by Blue Balliett || How Balliett says "on every turret and ledge" instead of just "on every inch of the building" captivates me. TannerB. ||
 * "The valleys, far beneath them, were so green, and all the streams which tumbled down the glaciers into the main river were so blue, that it was like flying over giant pieces of jewelry." || I could really see this in my mind, all the colors so vivid. ~KarishmaK ||
 * "Fargo Hall, close to a century old, had stone gargoyles and carved human heads on every turret and ledge." __Chasing Vermeer__ by Blue Balliett || How Balliett says "on every turret and ledge" instead of just "on every inch of the building" captivates me. TannerB. ||
 * "The valleys, far beneath them, were so green, and all the streams which tumbled down the glaciers into the main river were so blue, that it was like flying over giant pieces of jewelry." || I could really see this in my mind, all the colors so vivid. ~KarishmaK ||
 * "The valleys, far beneath them, were so green, and all the streams which tumbled down the glaciers into the main river were so blue, that it was like flying over giant pieces of jewelry." || I could really see this in my mind, all the colors so vivid. ~KarishmaK ||