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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... . " Even though he looked at me through those thick glasses and his eyeballs seemed to be swimming around behind the lenses , I could see his eyes sparkle with excitement . I went back to the linen closet . Daddy had.
... looked back at Brian to see if he was watching . I held my pose , one leg in the air with the very large frog wriggling in my hand , until I was sure he had a good look . " I can get one that big . " He looked through the grass ...
... looked like rubber , like the rubber frogs you can find in a dime store . But it wasn't rubber . " Now the razor blades . " Brian looked at me sternly and held out his hand . " Now , not tomorrow . " I knew we were going to cut that ...
... looked at it . I was trying to hurry but seemed to be operating in slow motion . My thumb pushed at the opening in the package , pushed on the blade , and it eased its way out of the slot on the end . Brian pulled the blade away before ...
... looked wistfully at his feet . Sneakers . I stayed just behind him as we biked along the ocean road . I think he was embarrassed about the frog . I wondered if we would stay the same kind of friends as we'd always been.