Strong for Potatoes: A NovelSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2011/04/01 - 256 ページ Cynthia Thayer's acclaimed debut novel, Strong for Potatoes, is the resonant story of the difficult youth of Blue Willoughby, a remarkable girl growing up in eastern Maine. In a life beset by tragedy, beginning with the death of her twin sister Berry only days after their birth, Blue must discover on her own strength she needs to survive. |
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... hand , until I was sure he had a good look . " I can get one that big . " He looked through the grass frantically , with his face close to the muddy bank . " That's enough . Don't we have enough ? " I started back , knowing that he ...
... hand while he squirted the gin in with the other . The frog kicked its back legs against the air and its front legs against my hand . I had to slip the fingers from my other hand around the frog's head like scissors to keep his head ...
... hand still shaking a little . I tried hard to hold my own hand still . I knew I could do this . " I'll do the next cut . " I continued with the blade from the neck to where the hind legs joined the body . The cut was so straight . It ...
... hand stayed where it had been as if still holding the blade and his face screwed up like that crybaby girl in the class below us . I had never seen a boy cry ; my dad a few times , but never a boy in class , never Brian , and certainly ...
... hand as he sobbed . That's all , but it was enough . He cried for a long time , and I held on tight with both hands . I didn't watch him . Instead I watched the frog . The flies came and buzzed loudly in the guts , and more green stuff ...