Look Both Ways

by

Jason Reynolds

Candace Green Character Analysis

Candace is one of Gregory’s best friends; she’s also Bryson’s cousin. She helps Gregory prepare to ask Sandra for her phone number, and she’s an essential part of this endeavor because she used to be close friends with Sandra and is the only one of Gregory’s friends who knows where Sandra lives. Candace introduces Gregory to the importance of moisturizing and assures him that if he takes care of himself, Sandra will be impressed.

Candace Green Quotes in Look Both Ways

The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Candace Green or refer to Candace Green. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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9. How a Boy Can Become a Grease Fire Quotes

Gregory Pitts’s friends love him so much that they told him the truth. And the truth was, he smelled dead. Like, rotten. It wasn’t that he was rotten, but just that he smelled like his body had mistaken its organs for garbage and that he was essentially a walking, talking trash can. And on this, of all days, that smell just wasn’t going to cut it. So in an act of service and sheer desperation, Remar Vaughn, Joey Santiago, and Candace Greene—Gregory’s crew—decided to help him out. Because today was a day of romance.

Related Characters: Cynthia “Say-So” Sower, Gregory “Greg” Pitts, Remy Vaughn, Joey Santiago, Candace Green, Sandra White
Page Number: 157
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Candace Green Quotes in Look Both Ways

The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Candace Green or refer to Candace Green. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Perspective and Assumptions Theme Icon
).
9. How a Boy Can Become a Grease Fire Quotes

Gregory Pitts’s friends love him so much that they told him the truth. And the truth was, he smelled dead. Like, rotten. It wasn’t that he was rotten, but just that he smelled like his body had mistaken its organs for garbage and that he was essentially a walking, talking trash can. And on this, of all days, that smell just wasn’t going to cut it. So in an act of service and sheer desperation, Remar Vaughn, Joey Santiago, and Candace Greene—Gregory’s crew—decided to help him out. Because today was a day of romance.

Related Characters: Cynthia “Say-So” Sower, Gregory “Greg” Pitts, Remy Vaughn, Joey Santiago, Candace Green, Sandra White
Page Number: 157
Explanation and Analysis: