Lisi Harrison

“Are you a female dog?""What?" Massie asked.”

“Friends first.""Even before Brett?""Always," Bekka said. Her lively freckled face was dead serious."Wow," Melody said in surprise. They really were friends. Hearing it helped her feel it. And feeling it was like sinking deeper into a warm bath.”

“I'd rather be a friendless loser than have a bunch of friends who secretly hated me. (spoken by Massie Block)”

“Something about Bekka and Haylee reminded her of Candace's line between ingenious and insane. Ingenuity inspired their dreams, and insanity gave them the courage to pursue them. It was something Melody wanted for herself.”

“Claire, did I invite you to my barbeque?" Massie asked, her neck tilting to the right and her arms tightly crossed."Huh? No. I mean, I don't know," Claire said." Massie said through her teeth.”

“Truth is beauty”

“I like writing about the issues we all bump up against as we get older, but I try to present them in a fun way.”

“A girl should want to look good for herself, not for boys.”