"Although the Pilgrims never came to the Dominican Republic, we are attending the American school, so we have to celebrate American holidays." (Chapter 1. Kindle Location  22).

"But something so unusual is going on that good manners seem beside the point" (Chapter 1. Kindle Location  101).

"I feel proud to be acting more mature than Lucinda, but the truth is, I'm just as sad even if I'm not showing it" (Chapter 1. Kindle Location  186). 

"It doesn't make any sense. If the SIM are policemen, secret or not, shouldn't we trust them instead of being afraid of them?" (Chapter 2. Kindle Location  265).

"Now I'm really confused. I thought we liked El Jefe. His picture hangs in our front entryway with the saying below it: IN THIS HOUSE, TRUJILLO RULES" (Chapter 2. Kindle Location  300).

"It's like my whole world is coming undone, but when I write, my pencil is a needle and thread, and I'm stitching the...