Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnsonis an American author of young adult fiction. She has published ten young adult novels to date, including the Shades of London series and the Suite Scarlett series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 February 1973
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
despair way tables
Stuart must have sensed my despair from the way I began lightly banging my forehead on the table.
cheating thinking done
The truth was that she had managed to betray everyone by doing nothing. No one in history had ever done less and yet been so wrong. Not cheating on a non-boyfriend with the non-boyfriend of a friend. The pressure of thinking that one through made her swollen body ache.
phones water mermaid
Just then, my phone started ringing. The ring must have been damaged by the water as well, so now it had a high, keening note - kind of the sound I imagine a mermaid might make if you punched her in the face.
done
No one in history had ever done less and yet been so wrong.
oil soul cost
Something about this boat screamed, "I am a very popular model in the world's oil-bearing regions. I cost more than your soul!
running parent way
Once again, her parents' problems had run through her life like a piece of heavy equipment, smashing everything in their way.
perfect romance different
WORTH IT and perfect are different things. No one’s perfect, yet in romance, everyone becomes WORTH IT. And that’s the trick.
men garden serial-killer
We're going to die," Keith said, the moment he was gone. "This man is a serial killer. We're going to die, and he's going to bury us in his garden and build a shed on us.
stupid theory very-stupid
She firmly held the theory that everyone gets at least one very stupid superpower.
awkward realizing said
It's always awkward when someone doesn't realize you're joking and devotes thought time to what you've said. Double that when the person is wearing tinfoil.
gay guy
You could wear the same outfit every single day and no guy - who isn't gay - will notice.
campaigns phrases way
Also, when on a campaign to convince a stranger that you aren't a few fries short of a Happy Meal, throwing around phrases like "tangentially Swedish" is not the best way to go.
What tinfoil?" he asked.
thinking names jubilee
I realize Jubilee is a bit of a stripper name. You probably think I have heard the call of the pole.