Claudia and the New Girl Quotes

“Well, this girl, this Ashford or whatever her name was, looked like a hippie. She was wearing a very pretty pink flowered skirt that was full and so long, it touched the tops of her shoes, which I soon realized were not shoes, but sort of hiking boots.

Her blouse, loose and lacy, was embroidered with pink flowers, and both her wrists were loaded with silver bangle bracelets. Her hair, which was almost as long as my friend Dawn's and was dirty blonde, was pulled into a big fat braid (which I might add, was not held in place with a rubber band or anything; it sort of trailed to an end).

But the amazing thing was that because of her hair was pulled back, you could see her ears and she had three pierced earrings in each ear. They were all silver and all dangly, but none matched.”
― Ann M. Martin, Claudia and the New Girl

“example of one of the big differences between Kristy and me. I was wearing a very short pink cotton dress, white tights, and black ballet slippers. I had swept all of my hair way over to one side, where it was held in place with a piece of pink cloth that matched the dress. Only one ear showed, and in it I had put my big palm tree earring. (Kristy was not wearing any jewelry.)”
― Ann M. Martin, Claudia and the New Girl

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― Ann M. Martin, Claudia and the New Girl

“Seated on the (closed) toilet, she saw Gabbie, who's almost three, holding a mirror and carefully applying a streak of green eye shadow in a long line from one eye, across her nose, to her other eye. She looked like a cavewoman.”
― Ann M. Martin, Claudia and the New Girl

“Dawn returned to the bathroom. "You guys," she said. "I'm really sorry, but we have to close up your beauty parlor for awhile. We've got to go over to your school, Myriah."

"We do?" Myriah looked awed. At her age, going to school after hours is kind of like sneaking into an amusement park when it's been closed for the night.”
― Ann M. Martin, Claudia and the New Girl

“Ashley gave me a tiny smile. I began to feel bad. Maybe I was really important to her. I wasn't sure. I was pretty sure I was her only friend, though. I had four good friends, but so far, Ashley only had me. Besides, this was art.

What Ashley and I were doing was important and it was something I do only with Ashley, not with any of my other friends.”
― Ann M. Martin, Claudia and the New Girl