How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Line)
Quote #4
"Can you come to church with me, Frannie?" Samantha asked, her voice so soft it was hard to hear. "Just 'cause I want you to."
I let out a breath. "Yeah," I said. "I guess so." (12.32-33)
Sometimes friendship means doing things you don't want to do—just to make the other person happy. Frannie isn't exactly jumping for joy for Jesus, but she'll go to church because it means so much to Samantha.
Quote #5
"Rayray's talking back to Trevor?" Maribel whispered. "You know it must be snowing."
But Samantha smiled. "He's taking up for Jesus Boy. Bible says when Jesus Christ came back, there were miracles everywhere." (14.24-25)
Rayray and Trevor have always been friends, so the fact that Rayray is now standing up to the leader of his friend group is pretty crazy. What's going to happen next? Is Rayray going to do something unexpected, like befriend the Jesus Boy?
Quote #6
And maybe because Trevor had always been on the evil side, maybe that's why kids started laughing when he fell, instead of running to him and helping him up out of the snow. (14.53)
It turns out that Trevor didn't have any real friends after all. He's been making fun of people for so long that when he needs help, no one runs to his rescue. No one except for Frannie and Jesus Boy, that is… and they're not even his pals.