Name This Novel

1. Name This Novel • 2012-2013 Mark Twain Nominees

2. Name This Novel • “On a normal day, those words would have rattled around Theo’s ears for hours, but this was not a normal day. He was too preoccupied with the trial of Pete Duffy.”

3. Name This Novel • Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

4. Name This Novel • “There was this new girl in our class, Jessica. She wasn’t at our table, but I needed to talk to her. I needed to tell her who she could be friends with. She seemed like she could be pretty cool, even though she carried a book around like a teddy bear.”

5. Name This Novel • Because of Mr. Terupt

6. Name This Novel • “ ‘Yes. The enchantment I cast upon your loyals will protect them for three sunsets. After that, it will fade, and they will be defenseless against the queen’s deadly magic.’ Kalstaff’s last breaths grew near. ‘You must find a way to rescue them. It is up to you.’ ”

7. Name This Novel • The Familiars

8. Name This Novel • “ ‘Are you lost?’ I asked. They looked awfully young to be a couple of runaways. • The older one shook his head. The younger one just stared at me. They were obviously brothers, they looked so much alike. Like a couple of bookends, just different sizes.”

9. Name This Novel • Hide & Seek

10. Name This Novel • “ ‘Let me get this straight,’ he said. I could hear the aggravation in his voice. ‘Someone may have killed our mascot—the most famous animal in the entire country—and you want me to cover it up?’ ”

11. Name This Novel • Belly Up

12. Name This Novel • “With both hands on the key, Hannah managed to unlock the safe and retrieve the diamond necklace from its wooden box. She returned everything to its place and left the room just as she had found it, tucking the necklace away in her apron. Outside the entryway, she could hear the conversation still spinning in the next room.”

13. Name This Novel • The Clockwork Three

14. Name This Novel • “ I probably should mention that feeding me is a real process. I can’t chew very well, so I mostly get soft foods like scrambled eggs or oatmeal or applesauce. Since I can’t hold a fork or spoon—someone has to place the food into my mouth, one spoonful at a time.”

15. Name This Novel • Out of My Mind

16. Name This Novel • “Once upon a time, Jack wouldn’t have been caught dead in a princess rescue. Yet here he was, in the middle of a cave—a dark and stupid cave—on his way to do just that. This was all such a waste of time, and after that last fight with what was apparently supposed to be a troll, his arm really hurt.”

17. Name This Novel • Half Upon a Time

18. Name This Novel • “The day after the accident, our class had a substitute. I don’t remember her name. I only remember our classroom being silent. We were given some silly worksheets to keep up busy, but no one could concentrate—not even Luke.”

19. Name This Novel • Because of Mr. Terupt

20. Name This Novel • “Grandmom was the person who first showed me all the fantastical things about our rhubarb farm—the truly weeping cherry blossom tree, the ruby flowers that cluster in the Learning Garden, the lake that never drowns anyone—so I had no reason to doubt what she said about dragonflies. Plus I was seven, which means that you believe everything everyone says, especially adults, all the time.”

21. Name This Novel • Drizzle

22. Name This Novel • “Dropping to the floor, I looked along the bottom edge at the base of the clock. In the back there was a panel, slightly lighter in color, that I’d never noticed before. It slid to one side. Sitting inside was a wooden box. I pulled it out, feeling the weight of it. It was plenty heavy.”

23. Name This Novel • Twenty Gold Falcons

24. Name This Novel • “ ‘Of course not. He has no idea I use it. But then that’s his fault for using my birthday as his access code. Anyhow, I found out there’s four keepers who work with the hippos, but they all seem cool. Each has, like, fifteen years experience with hippos.’ ”

25. Name This Novel • Belly Up

26. Name This Novel • “I first saw the dog chained to a tree on a frigid October morning. Icy rain pelted him, and his tail drooped between his hind legs as he watched the cars pass his yard. He had no shelter.”

27. Name This Novel • Ghost Dog Secrets

28. Name This Novel • “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. At this point in the trial of Mr. Duffy, we are scheduled to hear the closing arguments from the lawyers. However this will not happen. For reasons that I will not explain at this moment, I am declaring a mistrial.”

29. Name This Novel • Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

30. Name This Novel • “Aldwyn thought he hadn’t heard right. Had the young wizard apprentice—in this shop filled with countless amazing animals, one more magical than the next—really picked him?”

31. Name This Novel • The Familiars

32. Name This Novel • “Everybody laughs at the silly joke with me. Even though my arms and legs flail out and I drool a little as I laugh, it is the first time in my entire life that I feel like I’m part of the group.”

33. Name This Novel • Out of My Mind

34. Name This Novel • “ ‘It’s a beaut,’ he said, taking it from me. ‘This is valuable. Real gold. Fine engraving of a bird on the lid. It actually looks a lot like one of those coins your teacher was talking about.’ He traced a finger around the words engraved on the circle on the back. ‘The bird of time flies near,’ he read.”

35. Name This Novel • Twenty Gold Falcons

36. Name This Novel • “I could tell Mr. and Mrs. Pinella were wavering, but Mom looked furious. ‘You can’t take the law into your own hands,’ she said. ‘If someone’s guilty of animal cruelty, there are agencies to deal with that. But you have no proof. You suspect the dog’s owner was mean to him, but you don’t know that for sure.’ ”

37. Name This Novel • Ghost Dog Secrets

38. Name This Novel • “When Giuseppe found the green violin, he did not think it would help him escape. He did not think it would play at all when he spotted it floating in the harbor. It bobbed and bumped around beneath the pier, still in its case… Inside it, he found the most beautiful most remarkable violin he had ever seen.”

39. Name This Novel • The Clockwork Three

40. Name This Novel • “ ‘Like, I’ve been trying to be nice, Teach. I’ve been quiet. I don’t know, like, what else to do. I haven’t been mean. You’d be happy about that, Teach. I’ve been doing it your way. But, like, I still need your help. I need you to come back. Everyone needs you back.’ ”

41. Name This Novel • Because of Mr. Terupt

42. Name This Novel • “I can’t believe Dad is making a video of me saying my first words. It’s almost like when he filmed Penny’s first words—well, not really. • I type very carefully and push the button to make the machine speak.”

43. Name This Novel • Out of My Mind

44. Name This Novel • “Except the last thing recorded wasn’t a log. It was a message. • ‘HELP • WE NE’ • Help? Help Wene? What was that supposed to mean? I stared at the handwriting. It looked like some little kid had written it. Either that or someone trying to disguise their handwriting. All the letters were capitalized. Was this some kind of joke?

45. Name This Novel • Hide & Seek

46. Name This Novel • “And suddenly a pair of red eyes floated in the darkness directly in front of him. Jack heard the same growl as before, except this time, the growl came from behind teeth of pure white that glowed eerily in the light of the sword, each as big as one of Jack’s fingers.”

47. Name This Novel • Half Upon a Time

48. Name This Novel • “When Aldwyn looked up again, a clay pot was rising through the air. Once it reached Gilbert, it tipped gently, pouring a clear salve on the bite marks that were covering his body. As the ointment dissolved into the open wounds, it began to fizz and bubble, healing them quickly. Gilbert sat up with a start, gasping for air.”

49. Name This Novel • The Familiars

50. Name This Novel • “ ‘Oh hey, Farmer Girl,’ said Marisa. She was wearing a yellow raincoat with butterflies all over it and walking a little brown Yorkie that was also wearing a yellow raincoat with butterflies all over it. ‘Why aren’t you out herding the cows?’ She and Quentin laughed.”