How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Faking all of these things was easy, because I could plan them out, selected the friends and activities that best suited whomever I'd decided to be. (5.146)
Sometimes it's easier to pretend to be someone else. When Mclean is taking on one of her personas, she doesn't have to confront her own feelings—she just chooses friends, picks activities, and does things based off of what her persona would do. Rinse and repeat.
Quote #5
And all because I'd done the one thing I hadn't been able to for all this time: speak the truth. If my mother loved me enough to fight for me, even against my will, why couldn't she accept that I was angry at her? (10.83)
Mclean finally tells her mom the cold harsh truth, that it's her fault that they have such an icy relationship now. It may not be what her mom wanted to hear, but at least they're not lying to each other anymore, right?
Quote #6
We just stood there for a moment, both of us still. Coffee, Kona, aloha, not to mention Luna Blu's apparent reprieve and his date with the councilwoman: it suddenly all made sense. "We're going to Hawaii?" I asked finally. "When?" (13.37)
Oh, boy. Here's a big thing that Mclean's dad was trying to keep from her… at least for the time being. He's thinking of moving to Hawaii, which will definitely change her whole life and force her to start over again.