How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Then two days before the science fair I was candling Bonnie when I noticed something. I called my dad into my room and said, "Look, Dad! Look at this! Is that the heart beating?"
He studied it for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let me get your mother."
So the three of us crowded around and watched Bonnie's heart beat, and even my mother had to admit that it was absolutely amazing. (6.77-79)
The Bakers have a pretty close-knit family. We know that Mrs. B isn't thrilled about the whole chicks thing, but she's still super supportive. In fact, having all three of these Bakers clustered around the eggs has us feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.
Quote #5
But after everything that had happened, I was really freaking out, and I couldn't escape the questions tidal-waving my brain. Where would I be if things had been different? What would they have done with me? From the way my dad was talking, he wouldn't have had much use for me, that's for sure. He'd have stuck me in a nuthouse somewhere, anywhere, and forgotten about me. But then I thought, No! I'm his kid. He wouldn't do that… would he? (7.115)
When Bryce sees his dad's reaction to the news that Mr. Baker's brother is disabled, he goes through new and uncomfortable feelings. He wonders whether his father would have been okay with having a disabled child in his family… and he's pretty worried that his father might have been cold-hearted about it. Bryce is learning new things about his dad, and seeing him in this new light definitely isn't any fun.
Quote #6
For a guy who'd only basically ever said Pass the salt to me, my granddad turned out to be a real talker. We walked our neighborhood and the next neighborhood and the next neighborhood, and not only did I find out that my granddad knows a lot of stuff, I found out that the guy is funny. In a subtle kind of dry way. It's the stuff he says, plus the way he say it. It's really, I don't know, cool. (7.129)
We're sure you remember that Bryce and his Granddad hadn't talked much for a long time. But now, long after Granddad moved in, they're finally developing a bond. And that has us happy as clams. Plus, now Bryce thinks his grandpa is "cool," and you just can't get any better than that.