Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

431

But then a better thought occurred, and this was the one I carried away with me that day: If my life was to be just a single note in an endless symphony, how could I not sound it out for as long and as loudly as I could?

The Weight Of Salt by Sandra Montanino

539

“…Books can become worn and faded but never grow old. Miguel de Cervantes teaches that everyone, regardless of nobility or peasantry, is important. It’s a message of hope, and what is life without hope? Do you agree, Angelina?”

Angelina thought of all she wanted to accomplish in life. “Hope is everything,” she said.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

418

How many feelings can one heart hold?… Infinite, Luna thought. The way the universe is infinite. It is light and dark and endless motion; it is space and time, and space within space, and time within time. And she knew: there is no limit to what the heart can carry.

A Christmas Melody by Anita Stansfield

472

Next time you’re afraid, honey, you just imagine one of these heroes standing guard at your bedroom door. I know that angels are real, child. I’ve felt their presence in my life.