How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I was almost there when I looked back in the direction Deb had gone, finding her a moment later by the bus parking lot. She was sitting under a tree, her green purse beside her, sipping a soda. Alone. (3.73)
Even though Deb welcomes everyone to Jackson High, she's received a pretty cold welcome from everyone else. Mclean gets how she feels—after all, she's an old pro at being lonely—and reaches out to her.
Quote #5
I glanced up, just in time to see Deb, her purse tucked tightly to her side, passing beside me. As our eyes met, her face brightened with recognition; when she saw I wasn't alone, though, she bit her lip and kept moving. (5.189)
Poor Deb—she may have weird interests, but she and Mclean still have a lot in common. They don't quite fit into the whole Lakeview scene—at least not yet.
Quote #6
Together, we looked down at the tiny house, the sole thing on this vast, flat surface. Like the only person living on the moon. It could be either lonely or peaceful, depending on how you looked at it. (6.88)
The little house on the table is kind of like Mclean—all alone in this vast world. But as they build the little model houses around it, she realizes that it's better to have friends around you.