City's Wave Brush

City's wave brush symbolizes fear. Throughout the early chapters of Book One, City is constantly carrying the brush. He always uses it to comb his waves when he is in the middle of an anxiety-inducing situation. While battling with LaVander on the basketball courts, while competing in the contest, and while standing up to Sooo Sad in Melahatchie, City is depicted with the brush. The brush illustrates City's attempts to remain confident in threatening situations.

Long Division

The Long Division book that City borrows from Principal Reeves in Book One, and steals from Baize in Book Two, symbolizes truth. Reading Long Division in Book One, compels City into questioning the parameters of reality and fiction. The book also challenges him to look to his past for answers to the questions in his present. In Book Two, the book provides new revelations about City's identity...