“Football means soccer, squash is soda, bonkers is nuts—I’m going to need an interpreter or something.” — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“Papa was right, after all. A ship's crew was like a family, and together we had done what we never could have managed alone.” — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“You need your beauty sleep for tomorrow" she tells us "don't stay up too late talking" We ignore her of course.The whole point of… — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“Why is it that girls think boys will notice them if they’re loud anyway.” — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possesion of a pashon for fashon, must be in want of an audiance!” — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“Papa taps on the skylight and I look up. He waves at me and smiles. I smile back. For now, I don't need to… — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“Aunt Anne's lips quirked up in a smile. "Life is not a neat equation to be solved," she said. "It's messy and wild and… — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“Why is it that parents always want to know every detail about your boring day at school?” — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“She forks up a little nibble and wedges it in her mouth. "Yum," she croaks. Mrs. Wong looks pleased. "It's made with tofu." I can't resist. "Free-range tofu?" My mother looks over at me sharply. Mrs. Wong takes the bait. "Now, Cassidy, tofu isn't an animal," she chides. "It's soy bean curd. Soy bean curd doesn't need to roam free."… — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share
“Of course, Zach Nortan could show up at school in a garbage bag and still look great.” — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“She's right, of course. My mother usually is. She's a librarian.” — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
“Math is “maths,” an elevator is a “lift,” a truck is a “lorry,” a flashlight is a “torch,” and “crisps” are what they call… — Heather Vogel Frederick Copy Share Image
