Feelings
Chocolate family meets vanilla family in the artificial reality that is a mall. Caramel daughter caught helplessly between the two.”
Feeling Embarrassed (Everyone's watching like the news)
“Please don't grow up to be one of those men who lie for the sport of it, and most men do.
Helpful (Teaching/Friend)
The next morning, an article about Paine appears in the newspaper. Donna is mortified
Embarrassed ( Anger/ Upset)
Six is a bad time too
Death (Alone/Hit)
Who's a biter?
Abbey
We were no longer a whole, but three separate pieces. A mom. A dad. A kid sliced in half. Actually, that made us four pieces—’cause I have to be two people: Mom’s Izzy and Dad’s Isabella.
Split in half (Not whole)
One day he just 'snapped.' That's Mom's word for what happened. Some brat yanked one too many times on his tail
Tough (Can Snap/ Anger)
“He’s lost his marbles,” Abbey muttered.
Fedup (Upset/Tired)
there's a time when you know you've got to fight.
Defend (Fight/Standup)
Who's and Environmentalist?
Paine Underwood
“I can create any musical combination of sounds on my piano. That’s my superpower.”
Proud (Happy/Good)
Cuban cigars
Rich (Money/Expensive)
There comes a time when you're losing a fight that it just doesn't make sense to keep on fighting
Acceptance (Understanding/Stop)
That's the part that makes librarians the maddest
Understanding (Drooling/Empathy)
Who's Calm and collected at all times?
Donna Underwood
“Daddy, are you and Mommy splitting up because you're Black and she's white?”
Confusion (Sad/Race)
I didn’t tell my parents what happened because they would’ve freaked and gone straight to Dusty Muleman, or maybe even the police, which was not how I wanted to handle it.
Rules and Things Number 63: Never, Ever Say Something Bad About Someone You Don't Know
Awareness(Lesson Learned)
“The floor went completely black when Mr. Amos pulled the door shut
Fear (Scared)
Who kissed a girl in Hooverville?
Bud
Birds make nests in trees, right? One nest. One tree. Who ever heard of a robin moving her eggs every week to a new tree? That’d be crazy.”
Stressed (Tired/Moving)
Most of my friends aren’t crazy about their sisters, but Abbey’s all right.
Love (Admiration/Respect)
No sir, I don't know why, but my eyes don't cry no more
Pain (Sadness/Over it)
library, it seems like time flies when you are in one.”
Happiness (Peace/Relaxation)
Who was taught to dress your best when you go out?
Isabella