Sherif Mavericks

“Oh Esperanza!' said Isabel, jumping up and down and clapping.'I think my heart is dancing.”
― Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising

“She walked to the rear door and took out a bobby pin from her pocket. Hugo watched as she fiddled with the pin inside the lock until it clicked and the door opened. "How did you learn to do that?" asked Hugo. "Books," answered Isabelle.”
― Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret

“But to use the knowledge of the threading, you must learn the making of the shades. When to sadden with the iron pot. How to bloom the colors. How to bleed.”
― Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue

“Take pride in your pain," her mother had always told her. "You are stronger than those who have none.”
― Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue