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Between the Lines Between the Lines by Nikki Grimes
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“You can be pretty, and have a boyfriend, and still be smart, all at the same time. You don’t always have to choose.”
Nikki Grimes, Between the Lines
“Mom still looks at my skateboard as if it’s a tiny coffin with my name stamped on the rim.”
Nikki Grimes, Between the Lines
“I know who I am. That’s what’s important—not proving something to some strangers I don’t even care about,”
Nikki Grimes, Between the Lines
“Don’t bother about what people say, mija,” he told me. “Let them talk. They only prove their ignorance.” I know my father’s right. I also know that words have teeth. Sometimes I get tired of the bite marks.”
Nikki Grimes, Between the Lines