Ben Hightower

“do it over again if their handwriting isn’t perfect.” Mrs. Jewls tried very hard to ignore the voice. She didn’t like giving busy work. Instead she tried to teach the children three new things every day. She believed that if they learned three new things every day, they would eventually learn everything there is to know. There are some classes where the teachers give so much busy work that the children never learn anything. “What do you care if the children learn anything?” asked the mean and rotten voice. “It’s not your job to teach them. It’s your job to punish them. Keep them in at recess. Hit them with your yardstick!” The bell rang and all the kids scurried to their desks. “We are going to learn three new things today,” Mrs. Jewls announced.”
― Louis Sachar, Wayside School is Falling Down

“It was a box of tissues.”
― Louis Sachar, Wayside School is Falling Down

“selling”
― Jane O'Connor, Nancy Clancy Seeks a Fortune

“When that didn’t work, Lucette bribed her with some candy and the girl un-bewitched the soccer ball.”
― Jane O'Connor, Nancy Clancy, Soccer Mania