Tar Beach Admiration Quotes

Be Be, my baby brother, lying real still on the mattress, just like I told him to, his eyes like huge floodlights tracking me through the sky. (4)

Do you have a big brother or sister? If so, maybe you can relate to how much Be Be looks up to Cassie.

Lying on the roof in the night, with stars and skyscraper buildings all around me, made me feel rich, like I owned all that I could see. (5)

Cassie seems to admire beauty in the world much more than material things.

The bridge was my most prized possession. (6)

Why do you think the bridge is so precious to Cassie?