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A Hot Dog and a Coke

Slim offers to buy this for the narrator in "How to Transform..." The narrator refuses, knowing Slim cannot really afford it, but the narrator's father is upset that he turns it down.

The Ocean

In "The Difficult Path," this represents freedom for the narrator. It is mentioned in Li Po's poem, "The Difficult Path." Later in the story the family travel here and it becomes a means of escape for the narrator.

The Sun

Connected to the summer setting of the story "Sol Painting, Inc." It is the source of the heat that plagues the central character and the soccer team practicing outside the school. In addition, it has an important connection to the main character's name.

Shoelaces with Gray Skulls on Them

In "Secret Samantha," these are one of the two presents Samantha picks out for Blade. When she gets them...

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