"'Oh yeah,' Dad interrupted, 'they're a laugh a minute down there. Let's see, where was that 'Coloreds Only' bathroom downtown?'" Chap. 1, p. 5

"Man! Some of the time I wished I was as smart as these teachers thought I was because if I had been I would have dropped that book and run all the way home." Chap. 2, p. 22

"I wanted to knock on his door and tell him, 'I am different,' but I was too embarrassed so I walked the dinosaurs back home." Chap. 3, p. 45

"I wished I hadn't told Byron about what happened, I wished I just could have gone the rest of the year with one glove." Chap. 4, p. 62

"Momma's real voice was coming back. 'So, Joetta, don't you see how Momma has to help Byron understand how dangerous and painful fire can be?'" Chap. 5, p. 72

"Momma flicked some more of Byron's...