How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
After dinner, Sarah drew pictures to send home to Maine. She began a charcoal drawing of the fields, rolling like the sea rolled. She drew a sheep whose ears were too big. And she drew a windmill. (5.3)
Sarah still misses her home and her family, so she writes them letters describing the new place she's come to. She even adds drawings of all the interesting things she's seen and experienced.
Quote #5
"There is ice on the windows on winter mornings," I told Sarah. "We can draw sparkling pictures and we can see our breath in the air. Papa builds a warm fire, and we bake hot biscuits and put on hundreds of sweaters. And if the snow is too high, we stay home from school and make snow people." (6.18)
This whole place is new to Sarah, so she has to rely on the Witting family to describe what different seasons are like here. Anna paints a pretty delightful picture of winters. Even though it's cold, they still have a lot of fun—and Sarah can, too, if she stays.
Quote #6
Matthew and Maggie came with their two children and a sackful of chickens. Maggie emptied the sack into the yard and three red banty chickens clucked and scattered.
"They are for you," she told Sarah. "For eating." (7.6-7)
Maggie was just as lonely as Sarah in the beginning, but now she's embraced her new home. She shows up with her family in tow and shows Sarah the ropes, guiding her on how to make this strange place feel like home.