How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Line)
Quote #1
After that, nobody asked that question anymore. But I had heard Mama and a neighbor talking about Trevor's daddy, how he was a white man who lived across the highway. (1.32)
Ooh, talk about a touchy subject. Trevor obviously has a lot of issues from his daddy leaving—and being a white man—and he's willing to beat up anyone who even brings up the subject.
Quote #2
The years passed and the sadness went away too. Mama laughed more and hugged us all the time. She and Daddy headed back to their church, and slowly, our house became the new kind of normal. (7.11)
Families don't always stay exactly the same—for instance, Frannie's family undergoes a change when her mama loses a baby, but they all rebuild together. With love and support, you can come back from anything and create a "new normal."
Quote #3
"Then why are you sleeping in the daytime?" I moved a little bit closer to her. Her body felt warm.
"Because your mama gets tired sometimes—dealing with all you kids." (7.24-25)
Frannie doesn't know it yet, but by "all you kids" her mama is referring to the baby she's pregnant with. Frannie and Sean have been at school all day, after all.