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Betty Quotes

Seven of the best book quotes from Betty
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Will her new partner ruin everything? Will Betty ever come back? And what on earth happened to the silver trophy everyone’s hoping to win? Lauren Child brings her trademark wacky wit and eccentric visual energy to a full-length, fast paced Clarice Bean episode that will charm even the most capricious reader.
Lauren Child
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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
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Betty
character
reality
relationships
suspicious
coming back
fantasy
new partner
school days
concepts
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“Morris’s brother, Victor, got a hockey outfit. Morris’s sister, Rose, got a beauty kit. Morris’s other sister, Betty, got a chemistry set. And Morris got a bear.”
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“All Christmas day Victor played hockey and Rose made herself beautiful and Betty mixed acids.”
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“Morris was too young to play with chemicals, said Betty, he might blow up the house. He was too little to play hockey, said Victor, he might get hurt.”
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“Morris held open his bag. Everybody disappeared at once. Then he zoomed and mixed and beautified until bedtime.”
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“Rock-a-bye baby, thy cradle is green; Father’s a nobleman, Mother’s a queen. And Betty’s a lady, And wears a gold ring; And Johnny’s a drummer, And drums for the king.”
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“Little Betty Blue, Lost her holiday shoe. What will poor Betty do? Why, give her another, And then she will walk in two.”

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