13.1 Figurative Language, Thoughts, and Feelings

“The gulf between us had been growing all summer. A canyon. Me and Styx on one side, Bobby Gene on the other.” (page 256)

“A thousand green shards pierced my heart.” (page 262)

“My body sank until it met the carpet. My heart kept on going. ‘He was leaving us.’” (page 263)

“But my dream of a bigger world had gotten crushed right along with the moped.” (page 266)

“I’d never won in a fight with him, but I’d never had this kind of fire inside me. My sides were made of impenetrable green metal. Flames licked my abdomen, inside and out.” (page 271)