“He remembered that part like you’d remember a story someone told to you once, like you might nod in sympathy but it… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“There is a way the truth hits you, both hard and gentle at the same time. It punches you in the stomach… — Anne Ursu Better now Copy Share Image
Fiercely original and uncommonly lovely, The Witch's Boy is equal parts enchanting and haunting. Kelly Barnhill is master of truly potent and… — Anne Ursu Boys Copy Share Image
“She did not know how to react, for when your heart has been poisoned and someone picks a dandelion for you -… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“You see," the lord explained, "everyone else has them. You wouldn't want your child to be the only one who had flaws.… — Anne Ursu Children Copy Share Image
This is what it is to live in the world. You have to give yourself over to the cold, at least a… — Anne Ursu Cold Copy Share Image
This morning, as Charlotte approached the brick facade of Hartnett, she found herself overcome with a great sense of dread. It hit… — Anne Ursu Bed Copy Share Image
“No one took her seriously because she was small and feathered, a strange little dino-bird, but she had a sickle claw and… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
If shadows were caused by the interplay between light and Life, a child's was still forming. An adult's was inextricably bound to… — Anne Ursu Adults Copy Share Image
“That was the point where she was supposed to sound tough, like she was someone to be reckoned with, like she was… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“Teachers loved to say people had potential; that's what teachers did to keep themselves from getting canned. What were they supposed to… — Anne Ursu Mediocre Copy Share Image
“The boys wouldn’t come to save him. Only Hazel would. And maybe that’s why the boys would win.” — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“ It’s all going to be okay. She would like to hear that now, even if it was a lie. Because some… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“Charlotte sighed inwardly. She knew her mother was serious when she started referring to shellfish. What did that mean, anyway? What's so… — Anne Ursu Oyster Copy Share Image
“There were so many Jacks she had known, and he had known so many Hazels. And maybe she wasn't going to be… — Anne Ursu Friendship Copy Share Image
“Hazel shrugged. She heard Bobby’s voice in her head and wondered why it was she who was not allowed to hurt anyone.” — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“She just eyed them coolly, as if they were nothing to her, as if their nothingness surprised and slightly repelled her.” — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“The witch raised one careful eyebrow. “I? I want nothing,” she told Hazel. “Don’t you see? I want nothing.” — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“But I can tell you this,” he continued. “The white witch doesn’t feel things the way we do, do you understand? She’s… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“They were princesses once, charged with saving the kingdom from a dragon, and whoever could defeat it would be queen. Daisy used… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“Somebody sniggered. From Somewhere int he back of the room someone else sneered, "Yeah, Hazel ," which was not the greatest insult… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
A boy got a splinter in his eye, and his heart turned cold. Only two people noticed. One was a witch, and… — Anne Ursu Best friend Copy Share Image
