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141 " So I did. I strained. I reached. I tried so hard, I farted! Mrs. V cracked up. "
― Sharon M. Draper , Out of My Mind
142 " Songs Float up to sky- fly free "
― Sharon M. Draper , Copper Sun
143 " The week zipped by. I studied at school every day with Catherine, after school every day with Mrs. V, and every evening at home as well. I reviewed words from all the levels of my board. I practiced spelling long words and matching facts and dates. I made up my own games. "
144 " Dad also has the loudest, stinkiest farts in creation. I don’t know how he manages to control them at work, or even if he does, but when he’d get home, he’d let them loose. They’d start as he walked up the stairs. Step, fart. "
145 " Interrupting my thoughts, Mrs. V asks, “What continent produces the largest crop of cacao beans, which give us this chocolate? "
146 " forfeit "
― Sharon M. Draper
147 " So you want to be mean and fake and thoughtless?” I looked up at her angry face, then looked away. “No. Normal.” “Normal sucks!” she roared. “People love you because you’re Melody, not because of what you can or cannot do. Give us a little credit.” “I want "
148 " recuperated "
149 " Catherine’s "
150 " dispense "
151 " Mentre guardavo il film mi domandai che cosa avremmo chiesto al mago, se io e il mio cane fossimo stati trasportati ad Oz.Mmm, vediamo un po'. Cervello? Ne ho da vendere.Coraggio? Cubik non ha paura di niente!Un cuore? Io e la mia cucciola abbiamo un cuore grande così. Che cosa avrei chiesto, allora? Mi piacerebbe cantare come il Leone Codardo e danzare come l'Uomo di Latta. Nessuno dei due lo faceva molto bene, ma a me sarebbe bastato. "
152 " The next two weeks pass in a whirlwind. "
153 " necks "
154 " Look at it this way,” Mr. Dimming told Connor. “If Melody Brooks can win the first round, then my questions must not be difficult enough! We’re all going to rally to win the competition!” Everybody cheered. Except me. "
155 " churches were bombed, houses were burned, people were lynched. "
― Sharon M. Draper , Blended
156 " I guess I figured out I was different a little at a time. Since I never had trouble thinking or remembering, it actually sort of surprised me that I couldn’t do stuff. And it made me angry. "
157 " just plain awesome. "
158 " But the answer is life, Andy, not death. So then I'd tell you about the other alternatives to help eliminate the pain. -Like what? -Like talking to Rob's parents. Like writing a letter to Rob. Like talking to other kids who might consider drinking and driving. Do you think you could handle any of those? "
159 " Everybody uses words to express themselves. Except me. And I bet most people don’t realize the real power of words. But I do. "
160 " Talk. I pointed to my board. I hit the word again and again. Talk. Talk. Talk. "