How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
She remembered Sammy’s sturdy brown legs walking, all that long summer long, keeping up with the bigger kids. And she remembered Sammy, memory going backward, like flipping through a photograph album, until she came to a vague picture of the little baby Momma brought home from the hospital. (5.68)
Have you ever tried looking at a younger sibling (or cousin, or lifelong friend) and age-regressing them in your memory? Give it a try, and see just how trippy it is.
Quote #8
"I mean, I’ve known you for two months, and you never got close to asking me if anybody ever French-kissed me."
"Cripes," Dicey said, "why should I want to know that?" (8.246-247)
Good question, Dicey. While most girls her age are nosy, Dicey just likes to go with the flow and keep her head down. But we're betting that once she and Mina get closer, she'll start to ask all kinds of questions. Curiouser and curiouser.
Quote #9
"I’m—too young for dances. I’m only in eighth grade. I don’t want to go to dances. And all. Besides," she added desperately, "high school boys don’t take out eighth-graders." (9.92)
We're impressed with Dicey's honesty here. She resists the peer pressure and sticks to what she's comfortable with. Sure, she may not be ready for a dance now, but give it a year, and we bet she'll be itching to boogie.