How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
He stands there in his khakis and Orioles baseball hat, silent, tall, thin, kind of blowing around in the wind. This might sound paranoid, but I get the feeling that the other parents don't talk to him the way they used to. (10.67)
Corinna's dad is going through the motions of being a parent, showing up at her soccer games as always, but he's not really there. His anchor is gone, and now he's at the mercy of the wind.
Quote #8
Even though I'm sitting with my friends, I feel trapped. I'm torn between wanting to scream at everyone and everything, and wanting to run out of there and jump on my bike to freedom. (15.23)
Grief can obscure your ability to recognize your emotions. Anger? Sadness? A little of both? Corinna's not sure.
Quote #9
"Well, um, I think Juliette didn't want you to feel left out, so we were supposed to keep it hush-hush. I told her we should wait or maybe change the theme, but she didn't want to." (20.8)
If Corinna's friends had been honest with her about the mother-daughter tea party, it would have been awful, but at least they wouldn't have kept secrets and betrayed her trust. Finding out about it after the fact is worse.