This book blew me away. Kelly Parra writes with the keen eye of an artist. Graffiti Girl is warm, gutsy, and true-to-life - an unflinching, honest portrayal of young adults. A seamless and impressive debut. — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
“In the South,” he said, “they call everything a Coke. So if you say you want a Coke, you then have to specify if you want a Pepsi Coke, or a Coke Coke.” “What” — Anne Frasier Copy Share
“On her sixteenth birthday, she bought a lottery ticket and won half a million dollars. But later the money was taken away because she… — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
But the pop-up suburb has an incomplete feel to it like something that just wasn't right, wasn't quite real, almost like a movie set.… — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
“When people raised families in that sterile environment, it produced directionless children who became directionless teenagers, then directionless adults. With no roots, no past to stand on, you got hollow kids. The United States was full of rootless, empty kids who played video games all day. In between, they skateboarded down immaculate sidewalks past yards that had never known a… — Anne Frasier Copy Share
This book blew me away. Kelly Parra writes with the keen eye of an artist. Graffiti Girl is warm, gutsy, and true-to-life - an… — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
“after you watch someone die of cancer, you’re forever changed. Your view of humanity, of what it means to be a human on this… — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
That's what you realized when you got older. When you were little, you thought you were just too young to understand the answers and… — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
“But the unexamined life wasn’t a life worth living. Who’d said that? Socrates. Yes, Socrates. Smart guy. Right” — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
“Some things I need to deal with, that’s all.” “Such as…?” She wanted to keep the moment of frankness and camaraderie going. “Nothing I want to talk about.” Slam. Oh, forget it. If she was from Venus, Gould was from a planet in a galaxy that hadn’t yet been discovered. “I need food,” she announced with a conscious effort to… — Anne Frasier Copy Share
“Because that’s the way it was with many serial killers. They blended. They moved among the masses, changing color to match their background. Ivy” — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
