How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Line)
Quote #4
Daddy laughed, walking into the apartment with both of us hanging on to him.
"I guess I need to go away more often," he said, signing at the same time. Sean grinned and shook his head. Daddy drove a truck for Interstate Moving and he had been away since Wednesday—moving some family's stuff to Indiana. Now it was Friday. His goneness felt like forever sometimes. (8.23-24)
Frannie and Sean aren't yet the kind of teenagers who roll their eyes and sigh when their father comes into the room. Instead, they miss him terribly when he's gone, and pile on him like a bunch of puppies.
Quote #5
I ran my form through my rice, feeling all kinds of stupid feelings. I was the baby who had made it. It was sad, but each time one of the other babies didn't make it, it seemed clear to me that I was the one who was supposed to be the baby in the family. (8.79)
Maybe it's a bit selfish of Frannie to resent the new baby growing in her mama's stomach, but she can't help but feel like her spot in the family is now threatened. She's always been the miracle baby.
Quote #6
But later on, when Sean came out of the gym all sweaty and pulling on his coat, I was still thinking about the Jesus Boy and his daddy.
You're always following me, Sean signed.
You like it, I signed back. (10.93-95)
Frannie's pulling a classic annoying little sister move. Of course she's going to show up and watch Sean play basketball with his friends and embarrass him. It's a good thing that he actually likes her.