How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
My mom burst into the room. "I don't know about you but I hate this place already."
"That's because it belonged to Grammie," I said. "I'm not moving again, so if you don't like it, leave. I'm staying." (4.12-13)
Dani's mom isn't feeling the love in this new house. She didn't really get along with Grammie, so it's no surprise that she doesn't really like the place where Grammie lived. Dani is all-in, though, and she's prepared to stay on her own if she needs to. After all, there's no place like home…
Quote #5
For most kids, or at least those with normal moms, they walk into a house filled with the smell of chicken frying or potatoes baking. For me, it was nail polish and burnt microwave popcorn. Mom had her toes propped up on Grammie's antique coffee table. She was bent over her legs, one hand holding a nail polish brush, the other holding charred popcorn. Yet I was glad that I had a home to walk into. (8.1)
Okay, so it's not home sweet home quite yet. Dani's mom isn't too into making their house a home, but Dani is determined to make the best of things with this new roof over their heads.
Quote #6
"You should be on an Olympic team."
"Yeah, well, it's kind of hard to train for the Olympics when you're moving from town to town every few months."
"You're staying here though, right?" Blister asked abruptly.
I nodded. "I think so. I hope so." An uncomfortable silence fell over the group, and I wished I hadn't said anything. These people had probably always had a home right here in Raynesville. They'd all had the life I'd always dreamed about, stable and predictable. (26.50-53)
Dani might have talent in the pool but she's never been able to take advantage of it. If only she'd had a home like these kids in Raynesville. These guys don't know how good they have it.