How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Line)
Quote #10
I thought about the way all our mamas and daddies must have looked at us when we were babies—all new to the world, all squishy-faced and spider-fingered, and them loving us anyway. I thought about my own mama—the way she smiled at me sometimes like she couldn't believe I was her daughter. (18.27)
Okay, so maybe the kids were wrong about everyone being so different—especially about people like Jesus Boy who are of a different race. When Ms. Johnson has them write about their similarities, Frannie realizes that no matter what, they all came from families that loved them.