How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I mean, you must have thought about this, right?" she said.
"Thought about what?"
"Your grades, Rafe. You can't get report cards like this all year long and then expect to sail right into seventh. They could make you take extra classes. They could make you go to summer school. Or—" Jeanne bit her lip like she didn't want to say the next part. "Or… they could make you do sixth grade all over again," she said, just before my head exploded into a million billion pieces.
(58.7-9)
Rafe honestly hasn't thought about this once. He really thought that he could just choose to goof off and break the rules and that he could just kiss sixth grade goodbye. Jeanne is the first person who tells him that he's going to have to live this nightmare all over again. Our heads are exploding for you, Rafe.
Quote #8
"I'm really sorry about this," I told her.
"It's not your fault," she said.
"But it kind of is," I said. "If I hadn't gone into that bathroom in the first place, this never would have happened."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it now," Jeanne said— but again, I wasn't so sure.
(61.23-26)
One thing you can say for Jeanne is that she lives with the consequences of her actions. She doesn't think her detention for going in the boys' bathroom is very fair—let's face it, it's not—but she's not complaining about it. She made her choice and she'll live with it. That's what Rafe's going to have to do too.
Quote #9
"That's not how I think about it," Mom said. "It's true, Rafe, you've made some bad choices for too long now. But I've made some bad choices too, haven't I?"
I knew she meant Bear, but I didn't say anything.
(70.17-18)
This pretty much sums up the whole book. It's tough for kids to make good choices at school when they are experiencing so much stress from bad choices at home. Mom should have kicked Bear out a long time ago, but she's finally living up to her mistakes and she's telling Rafe it's time for him to do the same. Let's all make good choices together from now on, guys.