Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnsonis an American author of young adult fiction. She has published ten young adult novels to date, including the Shades of London series and the Suite Scarlett series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 February 1973
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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Our leak detection system was tested in 2002, and we physically demonstrated that it could find a one percent leak. That system was working and we followed our procedure.
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'Harry Potter' achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a children's book.
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The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.
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I am a mass of contradictions.
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Every time you try to flirt with her, a puppy dies.
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And what else is she?" Jerome asked. Jazza didn't offer any reply so I chimed in with, "A bitchweasel?" "A bitchweasel!" Jazza's face lit up. "She's a bitchweasel! I love my new roommate.
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Dr. Everest, got up and gave us a little pep talk. Mostly it boiled down to the fact that it was autumn, and everyone was back, and while that was a great thing, people better not get cocky or misbehave or he'd personally kill us all. He didn't actually say those words, but that was the subtext.
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I feel warm and reassured," I whispered. "He's like Santa.
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It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke.
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Proximity doesn't breed familiarity.
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One of them hung a pink bra from our lighting fixture. I left it there. It was a nice bra
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We Deveauxs preferred to talk you to death, rather than face you in physical combat.
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Having your back scratched is not the only reason to be married, but it is a good one, especially for those spots that are so hard to reach by yourself.
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Why Paris? Paris needs no reason. Paris is its own reason.