Quotes from Gordon Korman

They did surgery on us, probably when we were babies! They cut us open and put some kind of chip inside

It's not our fault!" Dan babbled. "Those guys are crazy! They're like mini–Darth Vaders without the mask!

Some of us are special.

It's funny—I've forgotten everything about my own football career, but I know the game itself. When I shoot footage of the action on the field, I get what the players

The greatest gift you can give anyone is high expectations.

Wolfram," Dan mused, a far-off look in his eye. "I've heard of that from somewhere." Amy was skeptical. "Are you sure you're not thinking of Wolfgang?

There's a lot of discussion about a person called the Bachelor. I think he might be in the government. Also Starbucks—that's a restaurant in Pueblo. It must be superfancy, because all the things you can order have these long foreign names. Oh—and zombies." She shrugs. "We haven't figured out what those are yet. Jewelry, maybe.

That day, Cooper becomes the first Romeo ever to be arrested after a performance of Romeo and Juliet. Within thirty seconds of the gym lights coming back on, he's flanked by the two cops and marched off the stage.

Two computer nerds in a pod.

I don't know what you guys have in mind," Pitch said, "but I vote we march it straight to the police station and shove it up Vizzini's nose.

If it wasn't for Randy, I never would have taken the bike ride that turned into my first run-in with Serenity's invisible barrier. That was a horrible experience, but I'm grateful for it now. Without it, I might never have stumbled on the truth about Project Osiris. We could all still be lab rats in the experiment.

when you join something, they expect you to do it. To"—he shuddered—"participate.

bucket-filler is someone loving and caring

Bay Area Weekly just named me Silicon Valley's Number One Spoiled Brat. Remember, we're talking about California. Think of all the other spoiled brats I had to beat out for that title. Vlad always says I should aim for the best.

Why anybody would eat something with a name like "pulled pork" is a mystery to me.

All you do is complain. At least you got picked for something. The last time I got picked for something? Third grade. Hall monitor. Got so nervous I threw up, slipped in my own barf, and broke my wrist.

And then the cold muzzle of a dart gun at the back of her neck erased all other brain activity.

He stepped over the velvet rope and seated himself at the harpsichord, cracking his knuckles with a flourish. "You're bluffing!" Dan accused. "You

In this case, with mashed potatoes. "It's not about the potatoes!

a neon sign that reads: MOTE, which is really MOTEL, but the L is burned out. Underneath it says Reasonable Rates, which sounds like us, since we're running low on cash. It actually says Reasonable Rats, but that's only because the E fell off and is lying on the grass. "I don't want any rats, even reasonable ones," grumbles Malik.

What are your thoughts for the upcoming season?

As an animal lover, I never blame any living creature for doing what's in its nature.

The calendar appears in my mind, that magical date in June circled in gold Sharpie. Only 172 more school days to go.

Dan showed it no mercy. He pushed the throttle as far as it would