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Gregory is the protagonist of “How a Boy Can Become a Grease Fire.” He has finally worked up the courage to ask his crush, Sandra, for her phone number—but Gregory is known for being extremely smelly. So his three best friends, Joey, Candace, and Remy, step in to help him prepare to speak to Sandra. Gregory mostly accepts their help without question, but he’s unconvinced that he actually needs to use lotion to impress Sandra. He’s trusting, earnest, and kind, though the note he reads Sandra to ask for her number suggests he might also be a victim of bullying—he notes that Sandra never says mean things to his face, suggesting that plenty of other kids do.
Gregory “Greg” Pitts Quotes in Look Both Ways
The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Gregory “Greg” Pitts or refer to Gregory “Greg” Pitts. 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
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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.
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Gregory’s hands started shaking, the paper vibrating like dry leaves in the wind. He looked down and started reading his note of compliments again.
Halfway through, he glanced up. Sandra was smiling. And Gregory thought maybe it was the kind of smile that came just before laughing.
Then Gregory thought, But maybe not.
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10. The Broom Dog
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Canton shrugged, tossed it up in the air. Caught it. Tossed it again. Caught it. Again, and loose straw separated from the bunch. Again. And more loose straw, falling down on them. And more. Ms. Post laughed. “Look at that. A school bus falling from the sky.”
Canton smiled, knowing a school bus is many things.
So is a walk home.
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Gregory “Greg” Pitts Quotes in Look Both Ways
The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Gregory “Greg” Pitts or refer to Gregory “Greg” Pitts. 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
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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.
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Gregory’s hands started shaking, the paper vibrating like dry leaves in the wind. He looked down and started reading his note of compliments again.
Halfway through, he glanced up. Sandra was smiling. And Gregory thought maybe it was the kind of smile that came just before laughing.
Then Gregory thought, But maybe not.
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10. The Broom Dog
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Canton shrugged, tossed it up in the air. Caught it. Tossed it again. Caught it. Again, and loose straw separated from the bunch. Again. And more loose straw, falling down on them. And more. Ms. Post laughed. “Look at that. A school bus falling from the sky.”
Canton smiled, knowing a school bus is many things.
So is a walk home.
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