“Words. I’m surrounded by thousands of words. Maybe millions. Cathedral. Mayonnaise. Pomegranate. Mississippi. Neapolitan. Hippopotamus. Silky. Terrifying. Iridescent. Tickle. Sneeze. Wish. Worry. Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes—each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“Why are some people mean and some people nice?" "I don't rightly know...But my job is to teach all of you to be the… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“And you, Jonah? Is your family behind you on this?” Stella’s father hesitated. “Georgia supports me, but she was a mite trembly this morning.… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“She's, like, really, really beautiful, but I don't think she sees that when she looks in the mirror.” — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“I love the smell of my mother’s hair after she washes it. I love the feel of the scratchy stubble on my father’s face… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
[A] person is so much more than the name of a diagnosis on a chart. — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“I know people will say that it's because of the accident that I came back to church-well, they're right. I'm not too proud to… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes-each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands. — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
She talked to me like I was just like any other student, not a kid in a wheelchair. — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“I wondered if I were blown to Oz with my dog, what would we ask the wizard for? Hmmm. Brains? I’ve got plenty. Courage?… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“Ingredients 2 packages blueberry gelatin 1 small clean glass fishbowl ½ cup blueberries ½ cup grapes 1 package gummy fish 1 package gummy sharks… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me. "Is that on the quiz?"… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
But I'll always love you, and I'll always miss you and I'll never forget that It's okay to put dragons in the jungle and… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
I believe in me. And my family does. And Mrs. V. It's the rest of the world I'm not so sure of. — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
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