Will Johnson
Will Johnson
kids two detectives
I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every single British detective show ever made.
kids dedicated reader
The kids I talk to are readers, and the craziest, the most dedicated readers you will ever see.
hate finding-yourself quitting
My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.
girl love-life boys
You've never told me about your love life, Scarlett. You're a very pretty girl. You must have a boy shacked up somewhere for your personal delights. I'd bet it's a booky one, overtones of Harry Potter and a lot of black T-shirts.
crush guilt weight
Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.
sex profound curls
A woman who shaves or otherwise depilates her pubic curls has a profound interest in recreational sex.
sight parent flying
I envisioned huge piles of the Elf Hotel flying off the belt, taking down everybody in sight. I had seen pictures of that Elf Hotel - it had sharp candy-cane spires that could easily impale someone. If anyone was ever going to be killed by an Elf Hotel, it would be my parents.
cheerleader situation hyper
There is nothing about a bad situation that fourteen hyper cheerleaders can't worsen.
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.