This was one of the main reasons why Kyle thought everything that came out of Mr. Lemoncello’s Imagination Factory — board games, puzzles, video games — was amazingly awesome. For Mr. Lemoncello, a game just wasn’t a game if it wasn’t a little goofy around the edges.
-- Narrator (Chapter 3 paragraph 49)

Importance: This particular quote explains Kyle’s obsession with Lemoncello’s games. The fun is not just in the game itself but also in interpreting the odd clues that Lemoncello hides in the games.

Because the old library was torn down twelve years ago, the twelve twelve-year-olds who write the best essays on ‘Why I’m Excited About the New Public Library’ will get to go to the library lock-in this Friday night.
-- Akimi Hughes (Chapter 3 paragraph 67)

Importance: When Kyle learns about the opportunity of an overnight stay at the town’s new library, he isn’t excited by the books that might be there. He wants to...