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Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses
Kate DiCamillo

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures is a children's novel by American author Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by K. G. Campbell, published in 2013 by Candlewick Press. It tells the story of Flora Belle and a squirrel named Ulysses.

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“Her mother called to her. She said, "Where are you going, Flora Belle?"
Flora didn't answer her. She never answered her mother when she called her Flora Belle.
Sometimes she didn't answer her mother when she called her Flora either.”

Kate DiCamillo book Flora & Ulysses

Source: Flora & Ulysses (2013), Chapter Four: A Surprisingly Helpful Cynic, p. 12

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“Not much goes on in the mind of a squirrel.
Huge portions of what is loosely termed "the squirrel brain" are given over to one thought: food.
The average squirrel cogitation goes something like this: I wonder what there is to eat.”

Kate DiCamillo book Flora & Ulysses

Source: Flora & Ulysses (2013), Chapter Two: The Mind of a Squirrel, p. 10

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“That was the thing about tragedy. It was just sitting there, keeping you company, waiting. And you had absolutely no idea.”

Kate DiCamillo book Flora & Ulysses

Source: Flora & Ulysses (2013), Chapter Eight: Helpful Information, p. 20

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“Anything could happen. Together, she and Ulysses could change the world. Or something.”

Kate DiCamillo book Flora & Ulysses

Source: Flora & Ulysses (2013), Chapter Twelve: The Forces of Evil, p. 39

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“There is no predicting what kind of sentences you might say, thought Flora. For instance, who would ever think you would shout, "You're going to vacuum up that squirrel!"”

Kate DiCamillo book Flora & Ulysses

Source: Flora & Ulysses (2013), Chapter One: A Natural-Born Cynic, p. 7

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