After Toswiah Green’s father testifies against a fellow police officer in a murder case, the Greens are forced to enter the Witness Protection Program and give up all traces of their past. For Toswiah—now Evie Thomas—her new life is completely different. Her defeated father spends his days... read more
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I wanted that moment—right there, right then, with everyone’s voice lifting up on America, America. God shed His grace on thee . . . I wanted Now.Highlighted by 10 Kindle customers
It won’t free me. But it’s all I have.Highlighted by 10 Kindle customers
It is the friendliest thing anyone has said to me in a long time.Highlighted by 8 Kindle customers
“Whatever you do,” I whisper to her, “don’t let them see you cry.” The girl smiles. It’s a tiny, tiny smile. But I see it. Later I will touch the tiny bumps with my pointer finger and tell her to always think of them as beautiful.Highlighted by 7 Kindle customers
Blue Wall of Silence in the police world. It means all cops are brothers and sisters and should never betray one another.Highlighted by 6 Kindle customers
That somewhere beneath all the stupid shallow stuff, we’re surviving. That we still love and are loved. That underneath this new Evie skin, there is still Toswiah Green. Somewhere. Always.Highlighted by 5 Kindle customers
Running hard against it, into it, through it. And winning. I, Evie/Toswiah Thomas/Green . . . was winning.Highlighted by 5 Kindle customers
The tears hurt when they finally come, spilling down onto the pages. I am not the girl. I am not the dog. Who am I? Who Am I?Highlighted by 4 Kindle customers
I watch the wind lift her dress up around her ankles. It’s a warm wind, gentle. I feel it in my hair and against my ears. Maybe it’s a warm front. Coming in from Colorado.Highlighted by 4 Kindle customers
“I told them, T. I used fake names and a different state, but I told them everything.”Highlighted by 4 Kindle customers
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