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1、Chapter1Hairs Everybodyinourfamilyhasdifferenthair.MyPapa'shairislikeabroom,allupintheair.Andme,myhairislazy.Itneverobeysbarrettesorbands.Carlos'hairisthickandstraight.Hedoesn'tneedtocombit.Nenny'shairisslippery——slidesoutofyourhand.AndKiki,whoistheyoungest,hashairlike
2、fur. Butmymother'shair,mymother'shair,likelittlerosettes,likelittlecandycirclesallcurlyandprettybecauseshepinneditinpincurlsallday,sweettoputyournoseintowhensheisholdingyou,holdingyouandyoufeelsafe,isthewarmsmellofbreadbeforeyoubakeit,isthesmellwhenshemakesroomforyouon
3、hersideofthebedstillwarmwithherskin,andyousleepnearher,therainoutsidefallingandPapasnoring.Thesnoring,therain,andMama'shairthatsmellslikebread. Chapter2Darius&TheClouds Youcanneverhavetoomuchsky.Youcanfallasleepandwakeupdrunkonsky,andskycankeepyousafewhenyouaresad.Her
4、ethereistoomuchsadnessandnotenoughsky.Butterfliestooarefewandsoareflowersandmostthingsthatarebeautiful.Still,wetakewhatwecangetandmakethebestofit. Darius,whodoesn'tlikeschool,whoissometimesstupidandmostlyafool,saidsomethingwisetoday,thoughmostdayshesaysnothing.Darius,w
5、hochasesgirlswithfirecrackersorastickthattouchedaratandthinkshe'stough,todaypointedupbecausetheworldwasfullofclouds,thekindlikepillows. Youallseethatcloud,thatfatonethere?Dariussaid,Seethat?Where?Thatonenexttotheonethatlooklikepopcorn.Thatonethere.Seethat.That'sGod,Dar
6、iussaid.God?somebodylittleasked.God,hesaid,andmadeitsimple. Chapter3FourSkinnyTrees Theyaretheonlyoneswhounderstandme.Iamtheonlyonewhounderstandsthem.Fourskinnytreeswithskinnynecksandpointyelbowslikemine.Fourwhodonotbelongherebutarehere.Fourraggedyexcusesplantedbythec
7、ity.Fromourroomwecanhearthem,butNennyjustsleepsanddoesn'tappreciatethesethings. Theirstrengthissecret.Theysendferociousrootsbeneaththeground.Theygrowupandtheygrowdownandgrabtheearthbetweentheirhairytoesandbitetheskywithviolentteethandneverquittheiranger.Thisishowtheyke
8、ep.Letoneforgethisreasonforbeing,they'dalldroopliketulipsinaglass,eachwiththeirarmsaroundtheother.Keep,keep,ke
