P.S. I Miss You: Monday, June 18th–Saturday, December 29th

by Jen Petro-Roy
When her strict parents send her sister Cilla away, Evie writes letters to deal with her feelings of loss and a complicated crush on a friend.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: June 18th–Saturday, December 29th, Sunday, December 30th–Sunday, April 7th, Monday, April 8th–Sunday, September 29th
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  1. dinky
    small and insignificant
    You only sent one dinky card that whole time, though.
  2. keepsake
    something of sentimental value
    I still have that postcard in my keepsake box in the back of my closet.
  3. stationery
    paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters
    At least I finally get to use the stationery Aunt Megan got me for my birthday last year.
  4. impaired
    mentally or physically unfit
    While Dad was trying to read the map (and Mom teased him for being “directionally impaired”), we had lunch in the parking lot of that gross gas station on a picnic table covered with sticky grape juice.
  5. grimace
    a contorted facial expression
    “Priscilla,” said Mom with a grimace, “apparently loves Alex.”
  6. apparently
    seemingly; as far as one can tell
    “Priscilla,” said Mom with a grimace, “apparently loves Alex.”
  7. rotary
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly
    It’s just this sea of Adirondack chairs and folding chairs and those low canvas ones, all the way from the Dunkin’ Donuts at the rotary to the Dunkin’ Donuts in the center, where the parade ends.
  8. rig
    arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
    The boys were all arguing about whether the game was rigged when we heard a splash behind us.
  9. nativity
    the event of being born
    Maybe you could play Mary in some nativity play somewhere.
  10. congregation
    group that habitually attends a particular place of worship
    Which was really awkward, since Mom and Dad still refuse to sit anywhere but the second row and I kept having to twist around to see the rest of the congregation.
  11. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
    When I asked them that, they said that they didn’t kick you out, you’d just decided to “relocate” until the baby was born and you weren’t so “conspicuous.”
  12. vulnerable
    susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
    He said that I’m at a vulnerable age and it’s a good idea to spend as much time with church people as possible.
  13. muzzle
    prevent from speaking out
    But it’s not like Mom and Dad muzzled you.
  14. gush
    praise enthusiastically
    Before, we gushed over little frilly pink dresses and those cute little knit hats with the pom-poms on top.
  15. frilly
    having decorative ruffles or similar ornamentation
    Before, we gushed over little frilly pink dresses and those cute little knit hats with the pom-poms on top.
  16. anatomy
    the study of the structure of animals
    He said it was “so we could become comfortable with human anatomy.”
  17. appeal
    be attractive to
    Mr. Barrett says it’s important to make sure that when we describe things in a piece of writing, we appeal to all of the five senses: sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch.
  18. cavernous
    being or suggesting a large dark enclosed space
    I keep imagining you in a cavernous room in your creepy old school thinking no one loves you.
  19. atheist
    related to the belief or theory that God does not exist
    It’s because June’s family is atheist!
  20. blare
    make a loud noise
    The television in her room was blaring, but I still heard the sobs.
  21. sanity
    normal or sound powers of mind
    I miss the voice of sanity in this house!
  22. prompt
    a cue given to a performer
    They gave me a card they’d signed their names to (no personal message, no little doodle, not even a heart) and some book with writing prompts.
  23. muse
    the source of an artist's inspiration
    Mr. Carlon wanted us to “feel the muse” and “be inspired by the masters.”
  24. inspire
    supply the idea for
    Mr. Carlon wanted us to “feel the muse” and “be inspired by the masters.”
  25. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
    He clapped Dad on the shoulder, which made Dad wince.
  26. terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
    They talked about weird Ultimate terminology, like “hammers” and “spirit of the game” and “flicks.”
  27. mnemonic
    of or relating to the practice of aiding the memory
    The official name for the tricks is a “mnemonic device.”
  28. rosary
    a series of prayers counted using a string of beads
    They were finishing up the rosary before bed, so I ducked back around the corner, but it was too late.
    The word rosary can refer either to a string of beads used to count prayers or to the series of prayers itself.
  29. porcelain
    ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
    No plastic Elmo. No porcelain rocking horse, the one Mom always put at the tip-top of the tree so no one could break it.
  30. toboggan
    a long narrow sled without runners
    We took our snow tube and June’s toboggan and switched off about a hundred times.
Created on Fri Aug 17 11:23:46 EDT 2018 (updated Fri Aug 17 13:31:56 EDT 2018)

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