Pearl's Eyes
Pearl has one brown eye and one blue eye. Sure, it's from some rare genetic thing, but she likes to think she can see the future with one eye. Listen to how she describes her heterochromia: My uncl...
Amiel's Voice
Raspy, soft, and whispery, Amiel's voice is hard to hear. In fact, most of the time, he doesn't bother to use it. So what's up? It takes him the better part of the book to explain how he lost his v...
Movies
When Pearl was little, she and her mom watched movies all the time when her dad was on business trips. Check out her explanation: He'd be gone for about a month at a time, and for those weeks it wa...