How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Brie Newhart is dressed as a queen, complete with a tiara and a velvet cloak lined with faux fur. Brinna and Briar are wearing skintight cat suits and headbands with pointy ears. They must see Halloween as a prime opportunity to flaunt their own personal skeletons. (18.28)
Every school event is a chance for the Bri-girls to ascend one more rung on the ladder of popularity. They may wear literal costumes on Halloween, but they wear metaphorical ones every day.
Quote #8
I can't help but think about the traditional Thanksgiving that took place on Riverside Drive tonight—turkey and stuffing and Mom rambling on about how she's thankful for woooonderful family and wooonderful friends and a wooonderful life. (21.63)
Sure, if by "wonderful" you mean, "my son raped a girl and my daughter cuts herself."
Quote #9
I guess I'm feeling a little different about things, like how outside appearances can be deceiving and sometimes people aren't all they're cracked up to be. Speaking of appearances, Brie looks pale and worn out, like a T-shirt that's been in the dryer too many times. (23.37)
For Brie, the fall from the popularity ladder is a way worse tumble than a hundred trips through the dryer.