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  1. Public Bookmark 23

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    A breeze blows through the yard, rustling the tree leaves and making Johnny shiver. He wraps his arms around himself, drawing his knees up a little closer.

    Mrs. Curtis frowns. “You getting chilly?”

    “A little,” Johnny admits. “Just when the wind blows.”

    Two times that Johnny is sick at the Curtis home: once before the accident, and once after.

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    10 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 1

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    “You’re Winston’s kid brother, ain’tcha?”

    “He’s…” Mark says. ‘Yeah, I mean, my momma cheated on my poppa with his daddy, so we’re re-al close’ doesn’t sound like the right thing to say, but ‘brother’ sure as hell doesn’t sit pretty in his mouth either. “We got an ol’ man in common,” is what he settles on.

    Or: Mark gets used to life at Buck’s, Dally and Sylvia fight, and Angela isn’t doing too hot

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    13 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 3

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    Soda has always been the middle child, the one left behind as his brothers overachieve around him. However, when Ponyboy skips a grade, and Soda almost gets held back one, the long subdued doubts begin to fester.

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    27 Mar 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 6

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    “But overall, Darry felt a sense of pride. Soda acted like he was the best big brother ever, and he was determined to fill those shoes.”

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    Or, A deep dive into Darrels perspective of the events before, during, and after the book. From his baby brother’s first steps to the last birthday gift he ever got from his parents.

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    21 Mar 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 39

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    "Soda's chest tightened painfully and he doubled over as the weight of it all settled squarely on his shoulders. If he didn't act soon, very soon, the pole would give way entirely, and Pony and Darry would both be flattened under the full weight of the semi. He would lose them both. He had to choose.

    He had to choose.

    How could he ever choose?"

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    A car accident leaves Sodapop Curtis faced with an impossible choice. One he's not sure he can bring himself to make.

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    04 Feb 2026