Anne Pfeffer

How can you know if you__e normal when you__e always alone? You have no one to compare yourself to. I mean, I have my mom and dad, and I__ pretty normal compared to them. But then_ a lot of people are normal compared to them

That__ when I realized it. I liked this girl. A lot. I liked her super-moist double chocolate chip cupcakes. I liked how kind and patient she was with the guests, the way her forehead crinkled when she was thinking about a problem. I liked her low, soft voice and that long ribbon of platinum-blond hair. I liked the way she looked at the world, as if it were an okay place, where good things were actually possible._