Quotes from Elvira Woodruff

Matt was glad that he had worn his old hooded blue sweatshirt rather than the new red one his mother had wanted him to wear. They would have thought I was a redcoat for sure , he thought, making his way through the groups of soldiers that were on the shore.

Tis a big ocean that will soon be between us, Granny whispered, a tear rolling down her wrinkled cheek.

I write for the kid in me. . . . Often when I'm working on a story, I'll find myself laughing at something my characters have done, or even being surprised at where they've taken the story. It's as if they have a life all their own. What I do is create them and then let them go on to entertain me. . . .

What's my job, Chief?" Everyone looked at Matt and grinned but Matt frowned instead. "Forget it, Katie." He scowled. "No girls are allowed in the Adventure Club," he said firmly. The little voice answered. "I'm not a girl. I'm a sister." "No, Katie, what you are is a pain. Now be quiet and go to sleep.

He closed his eyes now and imagined that he was talking to his mother on the phone. "Oh, hi, Mom. How are you? Me? Oh, I'm great. I'm just hanging out in the eighteenth century. Behave myself? Don't worry, Mom, George Washington and a few of his friends are here to see to that. Home? I don't know when I'll be back, but I will come back, I promise.

For the first time in his life Matt was glad he had done his homework. If he hadn't done that history report, he probably wouldn't even know where he was right now.

Six dollars," Matt muttered as a sharp stone cut into his linen-bound foot. I could spend that much in six minutes at the mall! Not that there is a mall anywhere near here , he thought gloomily, looking into the darkened woods. What I wouldn't give to see a mall right now, with heat and electric lights and restaurants and shoe stores! But that's all two hundred years away.

Then out of the darkness a deep voice commanded, "Halt, in the name of the Continental Army!" "Halt?" Tony whispered. "Is he kidding?

Matt wanted to tell the old man that he had never been on a horse before, much less a mule. A skateboard, Mr. Hornbee. That's the last thing I rode on , Matt was thinking as he watched Blackjack open his mouth in a big-toothed yawn.

We made our way into the woods, just above the river. I scouted ahead of everyone…" "Yeah, about three inches ahead." Hooter smirked. "Well, ahead anyway." Tony shot Hooter a smirk back.

Those soldiers have guns and swords." "We have courage and sticks. Just pick up a big stick," Matt ordered. "A stick?" Tony whimpered. "Did he say a stick?

At the sound of their footsteps, the Hessians swung around and drew their swords. Katie screamed, Q yelled, and Matt did the one thing that he had so hoped he wouldn't. He closed his eyes and didn't move!

At least we're all together, finally." Matt sighed when they had come to another stop. "Yeah, great," Tony whispered. "And now we can all die together.

From what Adam said, the young Adam that is, his grandmother was very pretty. He said that his grandfather took one look at her and decided that the 1700s would be as good a time as any to call home." "Oh, yuck!" Tony said, making a face.

He felt that in a way he was taking part in the Revolution. He was returning the mighty general's cape. He had been given the responsibility for keeping the father of our country from freezing! He climbed out of the boat feeling like a true rebel!