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1 " Round still, but that's fine.Feeling good outside and in.Maybe I'm not thin,but skinny isn't perfect.The perfect size is happy. "
― Nikki Grimes , Garvey's Choice
2 " Stories are breadcrumbs.Just follow the trail of booksand you will find melost among the galaxiesof scorched stars and ships to Mars. "
3 " Is there more to me? Sure. Kids yell 'albino boy.' I don't turn around.Choose the name you answer to. No one can do that but you. "
4 " How good is different? I search stories for someone who resembles me. If it weren't for books and Joe, "different" would just be lonely. "
5 " I do like Manny,crank up the inside volume,listen to my dreamsas I walk through the school halls,I choose what words to let in. "
6 " The perfect size is happy" -Garvey "
7 " Why let Angela call me something that I’m not? Or let her tease me? Bad enough the kids at school kick my heart around "
8 " Stories are breadcrumbs"Just follow the trail of booksand you will find melost among galaxiesof scorched stars and ships to Mars."-Garvey "
9 " Do friends make better mirrors? "
10 " For now, I strap on chapter four of Mars Rescue, study the console, then ease back on the throttle for a smooth flight through star fields. "
11 " Maybe I’m not thin, but skinny isn’t perfect. The perfect size is happy. "