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Chapter 1. "Find a new hairstyle. According to Grandma, hair is a black girl's crown. The thicker and longer the better, so I definitely won't cut it." this is the first things we hear from Nala and I personally think that this shows that she does care about her hair, and she cares about the opinions of her Grandma.

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"Every summer Imani and I go to at least one of the basketball tournaments at Dyckman Park. Last Summer we went with Sadie and Asher. This year, Sadie can't come but Asher and Tye can. " This reflects on the past and how it different from now, which make me curious about what will and could happen differently now.

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"I heard Imani come in late last night. Like, later than Aunt Ebony allows, and I know there's no ice cream shop that stays opens that late". Well this is kind of self-explanatory. You get curious about what she was doing especially since she wasn't most likely supposed to.

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"I've seen Tye everyday for two weeks." And then it goes to Tye and Nala hanging out. In romance books one of the best things is when the main characters spend time together and are doing something together, so this chapter would be pretty interesting since the two of them are talking straight from the beginning.

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Hey Nala, PLEASE TELL TYE THE TRUTH RIGHT NOW!!

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"I don't have a side," I tell him. And then, "Everything can't be about Inspire Harlem. I just wanted us to spend time together. I'm on OUR side." I want him to be apart of my WE. (73)
-A lot of people around her are apart of Inspire Harlem when she isn't but it's a focus of their conversations a lot of the time. To her it's like a versus kind of thing when all she wants is to be a team.

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" I feel bad that they're all being so hard on Imani. I tell them, 'Well, she's not doing nothing, she's actually doing a lot of good for the community. She's-' "  (98-?)
I think this shows that she cares about Imani and wants to prove that Imani does work hard. She even starts to defend her which I think is pretty cool.

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"I have been dishonest about a lot of things with him"-#114
This quote from Nala made me think that she is rethinking the lies she told to Tye.

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I couldn't find a different quote then the one Rachel picked but It was my favorite for all the same reason. But I did like how on page 137 at the bottom she was observant to how Tye was feeling also. "I can tell Tye has been holding this in since yesterday..."

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"i wonder why Imani didn't invite me. She always invited me out when it was just her, Sadie, and Lynn. But now that Toya is around, I feel like I'm losing my cousin-sister-friend." (123) I feel like this was sort of a wake up call for Nala and how different her friendship is changing along with the way she's putting more focus in a relationship than a friendship.

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Aunt Ebony turns to me and whispers, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," I say. "Everything's fine"
"You sure?"
"I'm sure," I tell her. Even though I'm not sure about anything. (123)
-It's like how we talked in advisory she put up this mask even though she's not okay and even when it was with someone she loves. Sometimes "I'm fine" is the only thing she can say.

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“I always look back on that rainy day as the day everything changed in my life for the better.  Me, dripping wet from the rain, showing up on the doorstep like a lost puppy.  I never considered that maybe for Imani it was the beginning of her life changing in ways she didn’t want” (129)

- I appreciate Nala's vulnerability and because we see her reflecting on the past and considering Imani's point of view, this shows her personal growth

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Hay Nala, try not to bottle your emotions

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Nala, I don't know what to tell you. I'm sorry you heard those things and felt the need to move out.

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Hey Nala, I know it won't do anything but I'm sorry for the things you heard.

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Hey Nala, don try and change for someone else if they arent giving you the time of day.

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Nala, you don't need validation you're better off telling the truth.

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Hey Nala, if you really do like Tye then tell him the truth right now and if he doesn't like you or can't forgive you then try to move on. Better now than later even though its already too late.

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Hey Nala, if Tye doesn't like the real you then move on. Don't live a lie

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Hey Nala, you don't need to change your appearance or compare yourself to others, you're very beautiful just the way you are.

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Hey Nala, you really shouldn't lie at all if you want to be with someone lying right off the bat it not okay or at all, trust and honesty is important especially for relationships.

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Hey Nala, you shouldn't seek validation to get Ty's attention

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Hey Nala, you shouldn't change your appearance for anyone

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hey Nala, you shouldn't have to lie in order to get a boyfriend.

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Hey Nala you shouldn't compare yourself to anyone, you're beautiful the way you are so it doesn't matter

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hey Nala, you shouldn't worry about what other people think about you.