“I still don’t see why I can’t just take the next bus,” said Scott as he buckled himself into the front passenger’s seat. [...] “Because the next bus isn’t for forty-five minutes, and by that time you’ll have missed first period.” Mom backed the car out of the garage and down the driveway. “It’s only English. I already speak English real goodly.” “You’re a laugh riot, Scotto.” SchoolFunny QuotesEnglishGeorgeAlex Gino Book:Melissa Source: Melissa
“Some of us take death very seriously.” Ms. Udell’s words were icy. She looked at Jeff and Rick in turn; they each stared at their sneakers. “It is a solemn topic, and I hope that you will respect yourselves, your classmates, and life itself by treating it as such.” DeathRespectDeath And DyingGeorgeAlex Gino Book:Melissa Source: Melissa
“She told Kelly about her bag of girls’ magazines, and about Mom taking it. “But that’s not fair!” Kelly was indignant. “You didn’t steal them! What right does she have to take them from you?” “Sometimes transgender people don’t get rights.” George had read on the Internet about transgender people being treated unfairly. “That’s awful.” “I know.” RightsHuman RightsTransgenderTransGeorgeAlex Gino Book:Melissa Source: Melissa
“Girl problems?” Scott asked, his eyes focused on the television screen as the cloud creature announced the start of the next course. “No,” George said. She knew that wasn’t true. Being a secret girl was a giant problem.” TransGeorgeLgbtqia CharactersAlex Gino Book:Melissa Source: Melissa
“Scott looked at George as if his sibling made sense to him for the first time. George had never been gladder to have an older brother.” BrotherTransgenderTransSiblingsGeorgeAlex Gino Book:Melissa Source: Melissa
“My dad’s cleaning!” Kelly announced. “What do you think?” “Wow,” said George. That seemed to cover the extent of the damage. “Got to mess it up before you can fix it up,” Kelly’s dad yelled over the music.” Life LessonsCleanMessGeorgeAlex Gino Book:Melissa Source: Melissa