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Flipped

Flipped
Wendelin Van Draanen

Flipped is a young adult novel by Wendelin Van Draanen set from c.1994 to 2000. It is a stand-alone teen romance in a he-said she-said style with the two protagonists alternately presenting their perspective on a shared set of events.

““Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss….” He turned to me. “But every once in a while you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.””

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped (2001)

“Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“Julie always tried to stand beside me, or talk to me, or in some other way mortify me.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“All of a sudden I didn't fit in anywhere. Not at school, not at home… and every time I turned around, another person I'd known forever felt like a stranger to me. Even I felt like a stranger to me.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“You can't dwell on what might have been… and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“I'd scale that monster sycamore if I could. Right to the top. And I'd yell her name across the rooftops for the whole world to hear.

-Bryce”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“But in my heart I knew that just like the new grass, I wasn't strong enough yet to be walked on”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“Get beyond his eyes and his smile and the sheen of his hair -- Look at what's really there.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“There's no winning arguments with your parents”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life. I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“You never forget your first love.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

“… Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.”

Wendelin Van Draanen Flipped

Source: Flipped

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