How we cite our quotes: (Chapter. Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Hi," she said. "I'm Nancy Wheeler. The real estate agent sent out a sheet on you. So I know you're Margaret and you're in sixth grade. So am I."
I wondered what else she knew. (2.2-3)
We're pretty sure real estate agents don't do this anymore… which is good, because it's kind of creepy.
Quote #2
Nancy lives six houses away, also on Morningbird Lane. Her house looks like mine but the brick is painted white and the front door and shutters are red. (2.20)
This sounds pretty idyllic, right? A BFF right down the street… someone's livin' the American dream.
Quote #3
"How nice. Please tell your mother I'm looking forward to meeting her. We've got a Morningbird Lane bowling team on Mondays and a bridge game every other Thursday afternoon and a…"
"Oh, I don't think my mother knows how to bowl and she wouldn't be interested in bridge. She paints most of the day," I explained. (2.77-78)
So Margaret's parents are the ones who wanted to move—but it doesn't seem like they're really the bowling team/carpool/bridge playing types, and it seems hard to integrate into the Farbrook community if you don't do these things.