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The cowgirl's words leaped around my head, bouncing like crickets in a field when a person walked too close.

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend by Michelle Cuevas

My head hung heavy with trouble and sugar, like a cowboy's after a long night of riding the range.

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend by Michelle Cuevas

“Maurice tried to swish his cape with a flourish, hurt his back, and feebly made his way across the stage using his cane.”

-Confessions of an Imaginary Friend by Michelle Cuevas

Any more weight on those shoulders and Gran would crumple to the ground.

Liesl Shurtliff, Rump, The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

Now I had a weighty, guilty, heart-pounding, sick-to-my-stomach dread.

Liesl Shurtliff, Rump, The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

Rain screams down from the sky.

Shana Burg, Laugh with the Moon

At first he didn't see anyone else in the shop, but then, like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.

Brian Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret

His face turned the color of an avocado. He stood motionless, like he was nailed to the floor.

Diane Roberts, Made You Look

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