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The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2) QUOTES

The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2) QUOTES

1 " Wait til Halloween!"
That was the battle cry these days, except that neither Caroline nor her sisters were sure exactly how Halloween would change things. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

2 " What their parents didn't understand was that Caroline and her sisters could no more go without getting even than they could go without breathing. In fact, half the fun of getting even was to see what the boys would think up next, just so Caroline, Beth, and Eddie could "get even" all over again. They'd never had so much excitement back in Ohio. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

3 " They'll have to come back home in their PJs!" Beth cried happily.
"What if they don't wear pajamas?" Caroline asked.
"Then they'll have to come home in their underwear," said Eddie.
"What if they don't sleep in their underwear?" Caroline asked mischievously.
"Then they'll have to walk home stark naked!" said Eddie, and the girls whooped. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

4 " I think we should all just lie down beside each other with our arms folded over our chests and die peacefully," Caroline said in a hoarse whisper, ever the actress. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

5 " We could all write a farewell note to Mom and Dad, and tell them to give our possessions to the orphans," said Caroline, her voice trembling dramatically. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

6 " Are there bears in Western Virginia?" she whispered.
"Cut it out, Caroline," said Eddie.
But Beth gave a little gasp. "Are there?"
"If there are bears in West Virginia, they're way up in the mountains," Eddie said.
Caroline knew that Eddie didn't know what she was talking about any more than Beth knew about bears, but she didn't ask any other questions because she didn't really want to know the answers. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

7 " Was Agent XOX to die a drowning death?
"You let go of her!" came Eddie's voice, and suddenly Eddie had one arm, Beth the other, and they were pulling her the other way. Back and forth, back and forth. Secret Agent XOX was going to die a stretching death instead. Torn limb from limb. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

8 " All that was left of you was this sock," Peter went on in a small voice. Wally decided that if their family ever became poor, they could send Peter out to beg on street corners, because he obviously could wring your heart. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

9 " He says he was worried about me. He was in the tent when his goon brothers tried to throw me in the river."
"They weren't really," Peter said. "They were only fooling."
"Now you tell me," said Caroline.
"But I was worried you might not find your way home in the rain," Peter plowed on.
Eddie studied him quizzically. "My, aren't we concerned all of a sudden," she said.
"I'm sure Josh and Jake and Wally were awake all night worrying about us," said Beth. "Nobody came over and offered to let us share your tent, though. If you ask me, Peter, I think you've got three baboons for brothers. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

10 " We've still got our costume to be working on, because if we don't win that contest, Wally's going to be king and you're going to be his loyal subject. And if that's not enough to make you throw up, I don't know what is. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

11 " Good grief! Have some bread with your peanut butter!" Mother said, watching Caroline make her lunch. "You have enough peanut butter on that bread for three sandwiches, Caroline. Pay attention."
"Dost thou talk to thy queen in such a manner?" Caroline asked, raising one eyebrow.
"I dost," said Mother. "And don't forget to pack some carrots and celery, m'lady. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

12 " To Wally there was nothing worse than being in a play with Caroline Malloy. Never mind that he would be doing something special for the younger students. He did not want to make primary children happy. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)

13 " I can't believe this is really happening," Caroline said to Wally, both of them wearing their goblin cloaks and hoods. "I'm a real actress at last. Do you know where you'll see my name someday?"
"On a tombstone?" said Wally.
Caroline flashed him a disgusted look. "In lights! On Broadway! Someday you and your brothers will go to the movies and see me up there on the screen."
"If we see you on the screen, we'll ask for our money back," Wally told her. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle, #2)