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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'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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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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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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Tired, but not the kind of tired that sleep fixes.
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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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With that, I splashed some water on my face, fixed on a smile, and stepped out. I would find Jerome. I would make him explain to me what I was missing. We would laugh, then we would kiss with tongue, and all would be well.
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We Deveauxs preferred to talk you to death, rather than face you in physical combat.