Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers by Anna James Chapters 37-39

to turn pale

At the sight of Chalk, Bea blanched.

to wave or shake in a threatening manner

"You can have your big reunion back in there," he said, brandishing his copy of A Little Princess.

a great disaster or complete failure

"I'll even do you the courtesy of letting you keep your daughter and her friend, however he got mixed up with this debacle, with you."

the end or ending of life

"They rally around the most undeserving of characters and cheer at the demise of the most admirable of men."

changing often : not reliable

"Readers are so fickle."

so bad as to be impossible to overlook

"Not just disobeyed, but flagrantly flouted, in fact."

to ignore in an open and disrespectful way

"Not just disobeyed, but flagrantly flouted, in fact."

to talk or think about something with mean or selfish satisfaction

"Her former life is a mere shadow now," Chalk gloated.

happiness and laughter : merry behavior

"Now Oskar," Chalk said, laughing without mirth.

not safe, strong, or steady

"So many questions for one in such a precarious situation," Chalk said.

to set or make right

"Now is not the time to rectify your shamefully shallow understanding of the purpose of the Underlibrary," Chalk said.

to bring back or come back to life, consciousness, freshness, or activity

Tilly desperately shook her mum's hands, trying to revive her so they could work out how to get back home, but the air shimmered again only moments later.

to spend foolishly : WASTE

"The things you take for granted and squander every single day!"

not done or experienced before

"A Source character on the loose who seems determined to bend the rules of bookwandering to his own aims is a rather unprecedented turn of events, even for the Underlibrary."

showing little effort or energy

Bea smiled wanly.