How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I was six months away from turning thirteen and I thought I knew everything. (1.46)
Let's face it: All twelve-year-olds think they have it figured out, but in reality, we know there's still a lot to learn when you're that age. Jamie's no different. She thinks she understands life and war because she's an army kid, but in reality, she has a lot to learn.
Quote #2
But when the announcement came, over a Sunday dinner in March, a couple of days after TJ's eighteenth birthday, he didn't say a word for a long time, just looked down at his plate like the medium-rare steak staring back up at him was about to whisper the meaning of life. (2.21)
When her brother signs up for going to war only a couple days after he's eligible, Jamie is thrilled. Her dad? Not so much. She knows that can't be true, though, because her dad's an army guy. He loves war… right? Yet, she's confronted with the fact that things aren't as simple as she thinks they are.
Quote #3
"Oh, honey," my mother said. "You don't know anything about war. You're just a little girl." (2.36)
Oh, snap. Jamie's mom is the first to put her in her place. Jamie thinks her mom is wrong, but it turns out, she's not—there's a lot Jamie doesn't know about war (and life) because she's still growing up. Again Jamie has to reconcile what she thinks of reality with what others tell her about it.