“Doing something was better than doing nothing. Without warning Lucas hit the emergency stop but-ton, and the elevator braked with an uncomfortable jolt. Then he mashed the OPEN DOOR button and punched the door itself. The front doors opened in between the second and first floors. Lucas’s heart pumped in his chest. “I hear that baby in the parking lot crying.” BabiesMiddle GradeSpy Kids Book:Brainwashed Source: Brainwashed
“The sign above the door was written in French. It read: ARRÊTE ! C’EST ICI L’EMPIRE DE LA MORT. “That means,” he explained to Gini, “‘Stop! It is here the Empire of Death.” ParisMiddle Grade SeriesSpy KidsKid BooksSpy Vs SpyCatacombs Book:Brainwashed Source: Brainwashed
“In climbing, there was always a fraction of a second between the security of being locked in and the freedom of an actual rappel.” Action AdventureMiddle Grade SeriesSpy Kids Book:Brainwashed Source: Brainwashed
“Lucas crept around the building to the back parking lot. And there it was, just like he had seen from the roof—a baby lying in a shopping cart. Lucas’s mind went negative. What if the kid was dead? He tried to think if he had ever seen a dead person before. He’d never been to a funeral, and he knew he had never seen a dead baby. And he definitely didn’t want to. His heart pounded in his chest. Lucas walked, almost tiptoed, toward the shopping cart. The last of the parking lot lights flickered out, leav-ing only the early morning sun. He moved across the blacktop, making sure not to step on a white line. At this moment he needed all the luck he could muster. As he got closer to the cart, he held his breath and swallowed. Then he grabbed the shopping cart handle and looked over into the basket. He gasped.” EuropeMiddle Grade VoiceSpy Kids Book:Brainwashed Source: Brainwashed