“Sonia, every dog does not bite, nor does each bee sting. For each schoolmate who insults you, there must be fifty who do not. And for every Muslim terrorist, there are thousands of us who oppose violence. Tell those who… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“Secret Saturdays ought to be required reading at middle schools everywhere. Maldonado gives us both voice and heart. His young characters navigate a challenging… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“I'm so disgusting,' I try to argue, but his hands and his voice and his marble mother's eyes won't let it be true anymore.… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“He apologized when I was twelve. He was crying. I don't like to remember that. I like to remember the time he spelled and… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“Grace,' my mother tries, just before my frozen hot chocolate comes. I don't answer her. Later, while she's waiting for her credit card back… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“I shrug, and then we sit awhile without saying anything. Then he goes, 'Where'd you learn to fight like that, anyway?' I start to… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“Nah,' I tell her after a while. 'He is more like a brother, you know?' The good kind. The kind with the purple teeth.” — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“Time is tricky. You have whole months, even years, when nothing changes a speck, when you don’t go anywhere or do anything or think… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“If I could be small again, Monique told me at the playground's fence, slurring her words and watching Caitlin sob, I'd want to have… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“China puts her hand on my palm. Her fingernails are baby blue with miniature clouds airbrushed at the tips. She saved three weeks of… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“Sonia, every dog does not bite, nor does each bee sting. For each schoolmate who insults you, there must be fifty who do not.… — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
“I start laughing. You have to laugh. Life is just funny sometimes. As long as you remember.” — E.R. Frank Copy Share Image
