Time Quote by Sarah Ockler

“Frankie always felt awkward around kids. Always. It wasn’t that she didn’t like them; she just never knew what to do with them.”

— Marina Adair

“The notebook was tattered, and on every fragile page Frankie could feel the fundamental connection between the boys. They were going through life together…

— E. Lockhart

“It happened that green and crazy summer when Frankie was twelve years old. This was the summer when for a long time she had…

— Carson McCullers

“Instead of ignoring me, Frankie was suddenly noticing every little thing I did, wondering why I did it. Christina started asking me questions about…

— Neal Shusterman

“He got her out of her jacket. In less than ten seconds." Frankie shook his head. "God help her if he tries to get…

— Melissa Jensen

“It was like she was too tense. Or maybe because it was like the store took all her energy and time. Woolworth's wasn't the…

— Carson McCullers

“And then Frankie understood that the boy was going on alone. Perhaps there had been only one sponsor in another country for the child.…

— Sarah Blake

“She allowed herself to look his way, pretending she was glancing at the clock on the wall above the door. He was meticulously lost…

— Kimberly Derting

“Tonight, when Frankie sits at the table and innocently knocks over her glass of Diet Coke, Aunt Jayne starts to cry, and the translucent…

— Sarah Ockler

“Maddie held her lightly, thinking she would let go when her friend stopped crying. But she cried for so long that Maddie fell asleep…

— Elizabeth Wein

“There had been something about the island that made the girls forget who they had been. All those rules and shalt nots. They were…

— Libba Bray

“It was only later, in her new, darker rooms above the banking house, that she realized it didn’t matter how loud she screamed or…

— Daniel Abraham