Tar Beach Family Quotes

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Quote #1

[quilt border] (1)

The quilt squares that run along the bottom of every page remind us of families and family heirlooms.

Quote #2

I could see our tiny rooftop, with Mommy and Daddy […] and Be Be, my baby brother, lying real still on the mattress […] (3-4)

You know how sometimes at a family dinner there will be a kids' table? Well, this is like that, except it's a mattress.

Quote #3

Sleeping on Tar Beach was magical. (5)

Cassie's still at that age where hanging out with your family every night is super cool.