Mom rushes around the table and hugs me. “I will be back tomorrow, cubbie-bear,” she whispers in my ear. “Mom, don’t call me that. I’m in jail.” I push the words through gritted teeth, trying not to let anyone hear me. Sarah sidesteps the
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“The sheriff’s office must be working overtime if they were out questioning a suspect on Sunday morning. Which probably meant they’d just uncovered the same information we had about Mike’s connection to Warren. I had no idea how they’d done it, but probably not by digging around in someone’s purse while listening to grunge music with a glittery-bottomed rump stuck up in the air.”
― Desert Dead
― Desert Dead
“Both horse and rider seemed to glide along. I was impressed. I’d always bounced like a ping-pong ball at anything faster than a walk on the neighbor’s horse. Although”
― Go, Ivy, Go!
― Go, Ivy, Go!
“But maybe, if she’s really obnoxious, I could just, you know, accidentally stumble into her and knock her flat. We old people are so unsteady on our feet, you know.” Hmmm. A technique I might keep in mind. “You’re a bit devious yourself, Tasha.”
― Go, Ivy, Go!
― Go, Ivy, Go!
“red tie flopped over a shoulder. He also had one of those little dabs of whiskers under his lower lip, the ones that look like the wearer should use a napkin to wipe away a hairy dribble.”
― Go, Ivy, Go!
― Go, Ivy, Go!
“Mundungus redeemed himself slightly in Mrs. Weasley’s eyes by rescuing Ron from an ancient set of purple robes that had tried to strangle him when he removed them from their wardrobe.”
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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