Wendelin Van Draanen
Wendelin Van Draanen
Wendelin Van Draanenis an American writer of children's and young-adult fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth6 January 1965
CountryUnited States of America
alive make-you-happy happy-to-be-alive
There's nothing like a headstrong woman to make you happy to be alive.
heart magic inexplicable
What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.
pain littles sometimes
Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.
school home forever
All of a sudden I didn't fit in anywhere. Not at school, not at home...and every time I turned around, another person I'd known forever felt like a stranger to me. Even I felt like a stranger to me.
way talk-to-me
Julie always tried to stand beside me, or talk to me, or in some other way mortify me.
self self-respect loses
You got nothin' to lose but your self-respect.
names world rooftops
I'd scale that monster sycamore if I could. Right to the top. And I'd yell her name across the rooftops for the whole world to hear. -Bryce
mean school way
I'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce
years needs get-over
I just need some time to get over all those years of having liked him
thinking dust choices
As much as thinking this upsets me, I'm starting to see that I need the merry-go-round much more than it needs me, and in the end my choice is to hop back on or get left in the dust.
winning parent argument
There's no winning arguments with your parents
happiness inspiring success
He tells us that life isn't about what happens to you, it's about what you do about what happens to you.
home thinking ifs
I don’t think you’re aloud to be homeschooled if you don’t have a home.
arguing priests nun
It’s funny to hear priests and nuns argue with each other.