How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
It had been years since the Professor had made any use of the area, and the weed-grown yard and open lean-to- shed were empty except for a few pieces of forgotten junk. But as the old man peered through his dirty window, two girls were pulling a much smaller boy through a hole in the fence. (1.9)
The abandoned yard isn't exciting or attractive—in fact, it's overrun with weeds and has junk scattered everywhere. Not exactly your prime adventure spot. Still, when the kids enter through the hole in the fence, they're completely captivated by this new place.
Quote #2
"None of my friends know how to play imagining games the way you do," Melanie said. "Some of them can do it a little bit but they mostly don't have any very good ideas. And a lot of them only like ball games or other things that are already made up. But I like imagining games better than anything." (3.52)
April and Melanie may not go beyond their neighborhood when they explore and play together, but they do explore lots of imaginary worlds and scenarios in their heads. Which, for creative kids like these two, is one of the best ways to go travelling.
Quote #3
It all started when April found a new book about Egypt, an especially interesting one about the life of a young pharaoh. She passed it on to Melanie, and with it a lot of her interest in all sorts of ancient stuff. Melanie was soon as fascinated by the valley of the Nile as April had been. (4.2)
A single book starts them on their journey to learn and explore everything they can about ancient Egypt. Melanie and April simply cannot get enough of the fascinating history of that time period. Who said books ain't fun?