Sister
In which book does a woman skip over a character's last name, gargling all the letters together, making a mess of the name that is hers, her father's, her brother's, and will be her sister's?
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In which book does a character act out entire story lines with her Barbies, and her brother captures it on video?
Restart
In which book does a character ask, "You think you can dance your way into this mountain and slip away with our children's inheritance? With their parents, their brothers, and their sisters?"
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
In which book can a character still not believe that her own grandmother would report her mother to the police?
Two Tribes
In which book has a character only punished his granddaughter once when she and others had splashed out deeper in an ocean than he said they could go?
Island of Spies
In which book can a character not believe that her perfect sister is wiping nose drips on her own clothes?
Long Lost
In which book does a character ask her daughter, "When are you going to learn that your brother is not a superhero?"
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In which book does a character recall taking swim lessons at summer camp and going to Coney Island with a parent?
Blood in the Water
In which book does a character offer to let someone bring in one of his grandfather's grenades?
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
In which book does a character wonder if a girl even listens to real music or just the mumble rap stuff her cousins love?
Blood in the Water
In which book does a character imagine men climbing through windows to steal her and her sister and carry them into the forest of bones
When We Flew Away
In which book does a character figure his brother will join the navy -- he's hero material?
Island of Spies
In which book does a character overhear her name in the middle of every phone fight her parents have, fighting about therapy goals, her issues, and who pays for what?
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
In which book does a character say they liked the dancing at an event, but that a grandmother "looked sad" when asked about a language?
Two Tribes
In which book does a character study airport maps, flight times, directions to his uncle's house, and a city's layout?
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
In which book does a character ask, "What the heck is that? A bouquet from the dead?" when her sister strolls into their dining room carrying a small jar of inky water, and three tiny flowers?
Island of Spies
In which book does a character know that her brother has sealed his fate with what he's done to help her and others escape?
The Last Cuentista
In which book does a character tell girls she needs to either speak to parents or see a text from them saying it's okay to go with her for a treat after school?
Shark Teeth
In which book is a character so worried about her grandmother that sometimes she refuses to leave the house?
When We Flew Away
In which book has a character never used brass knuckles, but his uncle definitely taught him how to box?
Nyxia
In which book does a character reach out to hold his sister's hand and says, "Don't worry . . . I will be your eyes for you"?
The Last Cuentista
In which book does a character pass a five-foot Stormtrooper cardboard cutout that his brother won shooting free throws at the town's Fourth of July festival on his way out of a room?
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
In which book does a parent's employment at a school mean his daughter can attend for free?
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
In which book does a character point to a gray-andwhite photograph, faded with age, of a young man and woman and say, "That's my great-great-great-greatgreat-grandparents"?
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
In which book is a character bundled in a coat that she borrowed from her cousin that is powder blue and puffy and so warm that she is sweating by the time they get to a park?
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