How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I'd spent so many years avoiding Juli Baker that I'd never really looked at her, and now all of a sudden I couldn't stop. This weird feeling started taking over the pit of my stomach, and I didn't like it. Not one bit. To tell you the truth, it scared the Sheetrock out of me.
I buried the paper under my pillow and tried to remind myself of what a pain Juli Baker was. But my mind started to wander again, and pretty soon I had that stupid paper out from under my pillow.
This was insane! What was I doing? (7.151-153)
Folks, Bryce has caught the Juli-bug. But these new emotions have Bryce more confused than ever. Check out how he keeps questioning his actions, and wondering why his ideas about Juli have changed. It sounds to us like he's really uncomfortable with the new feelings in his poor lovesick tummy. Why do you think he's so discombobulated?
Quote #8
Then there was Bryce—the most disturbing of all because I had to admit that I didn't really know him, either. And based on what I'd discovered lately, I didn't care to know any more. Looking across the table at him, all I got was a strange, detached, neutral feeling. No fireworks, no leftover anger or resurging flutters.
Nothing. (12.57-58)
Wow—Juli's feelings toward Bryce sure have changed. She used to look at Bryce and feel all gooey inside, but what does she feel these days? "Nothing." Her tone sounds pretty "detached" to us too—it's almost as if she really doesn't care about Bryce one bit.
Quote #9
I liked her.
And every time I saw her, she seemed more beautiful. She just seemed to glow. I'm not talking a like a hundred-watt bulb; she just had this warmth to her. Maybe it came from climbing that tree. Maybe it came from singing to chickens. Maybe it came from whacking at two-by-fours and dreaming about perpetual motion. I don't know. All I know is that compared to her, Shelly and Miranda seemed so… ordinary. (13.159-160)
Bryce finally admits what we've known for a while: he likes Juli. And what does he like about her? Every. Single. Thing. So all those annoying habits he used to hate, like singing to chickens and climbing in trees—now he likes all this stuff too. Check out how Bryce focuses on her looks and her personality here. He likes that she's "beautiful," but he also likes that she's a smart tree-climbing lass. Go, Bryce, go.