Roderick J. Robison > Quotes

“fleeing”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Christmas Tin

“What’s with the tent?” Cheri asked. Aunt”
― Roderick J. Robison, Island Dresses

“Massachusetts?” Lizzy yawned. Mrs. McKinliy glanced in the rearview mirror and smiled. “No. We’re in Maine. It shouldn’t be too long now.” Sarah, Mariana, and Lizzy rubbed the sleep from their eyes and looked out the side window. They passed by fields, farms, woodland, and scattered farm houses. Then they reached the outskirts of a small town. The town was nothing like Melville, Massachusetts. A roadside sign indicated that the town had a population of just 458 people. There were less than a dozen businesses in the “downtown” area. There was a grocery store, laundromat, hardware store, diner, gas station, restaurant, book store, dime store, secondhand shop, and a real estate office. That was it. They passed”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Lunch Lady's Daughter 4

“was”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Lunch Lady's Daughter 3

“Two minutes later, the ball whizzed by Pedro again. This time the ball struck the lower right corner of the net. At the end of the second quarter, the Cougars were down by two goals. Pedro’s eyes were downcast as he walked off the field for the halftime break. His teammates did not look happy. “Okay,” the coach called out. “Time for some refreshments and a snack.” The Cougars gathered around the bench on the sideline.  Pedro opened the tin of coconut brownies that his mother had made. Then he passed the tin to Giles Boucher, who was beside him. Giles stared into the tin… and passed it along to the next kid. The next kid did the same thing. Meanwhile, Pedro started pouring passion fruit juice into cups. He set the cups on the bench. Pedro had filled half a dozen cups when he realized that nobody was taking them. Nor was anybody eating the coconut brownies. His teammates just stood around sipping water from their water”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Newbie

“Sure!”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Newbie

“For the past twelve years, she had arrived at the school at precisely 7:15 each morning. Upon arriving, she went to the teacher’s lounge for a cup of coffee—black with half a teaspoon of sugar.”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Principal's Son

“dresses”
― Roderick J. Robison, Island Dresses

“morning.”
― Roderick J. Robison, Middle School Millionaires

“with”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Lunch Lady's Daughter 3

“walked behind you for a while on my way home after last”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Newbie

“Englestein.”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Principal's Son

“passed through the town before they knew it. Aunt Claire continued down Main Street and five minutes later she pulled onto an unmarked gravel road. The road wound through a thick stand of pine trees before ending at a grassy”
― Roderick J. Robison, Island Dresses

“Her mother gave her a sympathetic smile.”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Lunch Lady's Daughter 5

“The boat slid off the trailer into the water. Once the boat was in the water, Aunt Claire and Victor began to unload everything from the van. “Cheri,” Aunt Claire called. “We could use your help.” Cheri frowned. She stepped out of the van and traded her sneakers for an old pair of hip boots as her aunt pulled the van away from the boat launch ramp and parked it up on high ground. Cheri helped her cousin load the boat. When Aunt Claire returned five minutes later she was pleased to see that everything had been loaded into the boat. She handed out life jackets. Once everyone had a life jacket on she said, “All aboard, the water taxi is departing.” Victor eagerly hopped into the boat and claimed the”
― Roderick J. Robison, Island Dresses

“Iceland”
― Roderick J. Robison, The Newbie