"Dangers were no more than odd imaginings, like ghost stories that children made up to frighten one another: things that couldn't possibly happen." - Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, p. 42
"[The most important thing is] different for everyone...You find out on your own. But in the meantime, you got to remember, you can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now." - Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo, p. 96
"I decided that bravery is looking in Pandora's box full in the eyes as best you can, and then turning to the other box, the one with the smoothbeautiful folds inside: Momma kissing trees, my Gram saying, 'Huzzah, huzzah,' Gramps and his marriage bed." - Walk Two Moon, by Sharon Creech, p. 277
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8th graders made me cry this morning. They are mean and rude and they talk a lot and they don't care about reading. But their most important thing is different than mine. They have histories, too. Somewhere, in their history of school, they were told that they didn't have to care or try. Bravery in the classroom is embracing those challenges, along with the good times, and running with it, taking it full in the face and making a difference.
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