Birthmarks and Scars
Nora has a birthmark on the inside of her wrist. When Patch first observes it he says, "Looks like a scar. Are you suicidal, Nora?" (1.83) Nora quickly corrects him and says it is a birthmark, but...
Iron Deficiency
Nora suffers from anemia, "a condition in which you don't have enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your tissues" (source). Anemia is a relatively common condition, and it isn...
Sports
In one scene, Nora plays softball with Elliot for gym class, and in another, she plays pool with Patch at Bo's arcade. The scenes are strikingly similar: Both become blush-inducing chances for the...
The Sacrifice (movie)
The Most Obvious Symbol award goes to the movie The Sacrifice, which is mentioned a couple times in the book. Early on, Nora goes to see the movie, "the latest urban chiller" (3.79), with Vee to do...
Cars
Unless you live in a big city where public transportation is the norm, cars—who has them and what kind they are—usually feature heavily in teenage life. In Hush, Hush, the cars mentioned are No...