3. When you get them to the real shallow water, where they’re close enough to the surface that you can see the crabs, that’s when you grab your dip net. ( Memory of Water by Karen White)

4. As his Buick poked along Bay Street, passing by its rows of dignified mansions, Gene Norris told me of some of the great families who lived in those houses. ( A Hometown in the Low Country by Pat Conroy)

5. If I was there, maybe I’d be wearing one too—my friends said they’d vote me on if I tried out. ( Diva by Alex Flinn)

6. As the day grew brighter and warmer, the hidden children tried to sleep, but ants and mosquitoes feasted on their bodies while the growing heat of the day made them damp with sweat. ( Copper Sun by Sharon Draper)

7. If I could dream at all, it would be about you. ( Twilight by Stephenie Meyer)

8. Until we know how far this is going to go, I’m with you. (Emmett in Twilight by Stephenie Meyer)

9. When she held an ink brush, the pictures she painted looked as real as life. ( Ghost Train by Paul Yee)

10. If he even budged, the stuff cracked off in jagged chunks. As each piece fell away, Verdi could see that his body was even greener than before. ( Verdi by Janell Cannon)