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Malachi Johnson
Angelica is Emoni’s best friend. She’s beautiful, with her hair often done in colorful styles, impeccable makeup, and on-trend clothes. Since coming out to Emoni several years ago and the rest of Schomburg Charter last year, Angelica has recently begun dating a girl named Laura, whom she met at a summer arts camp. Angelica dreams of being a graphic designer and of attending Pratt Institute in New York; she spends much of the novel perfecting her portfolio and worrying about whether she’s good enough to get in. According to Emoni, Angelica is the best of the best; ultimately, Angelica does get accepted to Pratt. Over the years, Angelica and Emoni have supported and defended each other from bullies, as when Emoni was pregnant, and when Angelica first came out. In the present, Angelica encourages Emoni to be careful, but she also encourages Emoni to follow her heart and date Malachi—and she pushes Emoni to follow her dreams to study culinary arts. Angelica also dotes on Babygirl and crafts Babygirl’s Halloween costume from scratch.
Angelica Quotes in With the Fire on High
The With the Fire on High quotes below are all either spoken by Angelica or refer to Angelica. 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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31. Living Large & Lavish
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“Fuentes knows any school I apply to will have to be in Philadelphia. She’s had me research La Salle, Temple, St. Joseph’s. She’s pushing for Drexel, which has a culinary arts program, but you know I’m not good at school, so a scholarship is out of the question. I don’t even want to think about taking out loans. And how can I work full-time and go to school full-time and raise Babygirl full-time? I think in order of most important, school is at the bottom, right?”
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Angelica Quotes in With the Fire on High
The With the Fire on High quotes below are all either spoken by Angelica or refer to Angelica. 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:
).
31. Living Large & Lavish
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“Fuentes knows any school I apply to will have to be in Philadelphia. She’s had me research La Salle, Temple, St. Joseph’s. She’s pushing for Drexel, which has a culinary arts program, but you know I’m not good at school, so a scholarship is out of the question. I don’t even want to think about taking out loans. And how can I work full-time and go to school full-time and raise Babygirl full-time? I think in order of most important, school is at the bottom, right?”
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