“A scent that made my nose feel full and my head feel light and achy. It made it hard to breathe.” (page 253)
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“The gulf between us had been growing all summer. A canyon. Me and Styx on one side, Bobby Gene on the other.” (page 256)
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“A thousand green shards pierced my heart.” (page 262)
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“My body sank until it met the carpet. My heart kept on going. ‘He was leaving us.’” (page 263)
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“But my dream of a bigger world had gotten crushed right along with the moped.” (page 266)
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“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)
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Inference: character’s thoughts or feelings