" (Why am I the only Thomas kid who acts her age?) Ignoring his obnoxious comment, I pressed the receiver to my ear and tried to listen. “House of Wiley?” asked Mary Anne. (That’s what it sounded like. It was hard to tell over the noise.) “Whaaat?” I asked. Sam rolled his eyes. “I said, when are you going to be off the phone?” “How … was … Hawaii?” Mary Anne said loudly. Before I could answer either of them, Sam pulled open the fridge, releasing "

― Ann M. Martin , Kristy's Worst Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #100)