Blended: Chapters 46–63

by Sharon M. Draper
After her parents' divorce, eleven-year-old Isabella must shuttle back and forth between two separate households while trying to understand her biracial identity.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–15, Chapters 16–27, Chapters 28–45, Chapters 46–63, Chapters 64–76

Here are links to our lists for other books by Sharon M. Draper: Out of My Mind, Stella by Starlight, Copper Sun, Tears of a Tiger, Forged by Fire
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  1. obsess
    be preoccupied with something
    My mother’s been obsessing on TV too. I had no idea a channel exists that features nothing but weddings and bridal gowns and honeymoon possibilities.
  2. boutonniere
    a flower that is worn in a buttonhole
    A boutonniere is a flower that a man wears in the button of his jacket. Darren looks good when he gets dressed up for a dance and wears a boutonniere.
  3. cantata
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra
    Whether I play the blues or boogies, concertos or cantatas, I forget about me.
  4. savanna
    a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
    I’m a turquoise-backed African sunbird, soaring over the desert savanna.
  5. cadenza
    a solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
    I am in complete control of this world.
    Chords. Arpeggios. Cadenzas.
    Sharps and flats.
    Major chords.
  6. lope
    run easily
    She swings her clip-on ponytail and lopes toward me with a wave.
  7. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
    At the same moment it seems like Clint Hammond is also meandering in my direction.
  8. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
    She notices, nods, and saunters over to another group of girls.
  9. snooty
    overly conceited or arrogant
    It cracks me up how expensive restaurants, located in what are basically outdoor shopping plazas, give themselves these snooty, fancy names.
  10. waft
    be driven or carried along, as by the air
    When we walk inside, it’s kinda dark, and soft music wafts from the ceiling.
  11. doily
    a small round piece of decorative linen or paper
    Fresh red tulips in crystal vases sit on white lace doilies on each table.
  12. obsequious
    attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
    He keeps bowing, being...downright obsequious, like really kissing up to us.
  13. delectable
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
    I’m really hungry, so I’m glad when the food is delivered. Man, it was delicious. Like perfect. Like yummy. Like some of the best food I’ve ever tasted. Mr. K. would call it delectable.
  14. berserk
    frenzied as if possessed by a demon
    The grown-ups in my family all seem to be going berserk with happiness.
  15. chortle
    laugh quietly or with restraint
    Then there was Anastasia, chortling like a teenager when Dad had flowers delivered to the house—“Just because I love you,” the card said.
  16. emboss
    raise in a relief
    She keeps buying blank scrapbooks at the craft store. Three so far—embroidered and embossed and decorated with roses and such.
  17. bungle
    an embarrassing mistake
    Who is that kid playing? Whoa! She’s pretty good! Oops, a bungle. Gotta fix that. Ooh—perfection on that difficult part!
  18. livid
    furiously angry
    Mom’s in there, phone to her ear, and she sounds livid.
  19. leisurely
    in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
    Then, before we headed to the checkout, she said she was hungry and got us each a smoothie, then she headed leisurely to her car.
  20. terse
    brief and to the point
    “You refuse to follow the court order,” Dad replies tersely, standing.
  21. careen
    walk as if unable to control one's movements
    Mom and Dad come careening out the door. They spot me right away.
  22. slog
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
    Now they’re both slogging through the muddy flower bed.
  23. cryptic
    having a puzzling terseness
    “Grab a jacket, a hat maybe, and some gloves,” he replies cryptically.
  24. stoke
    (of a fire) stir up or tend
    “It’s been a real long time since I had myself a campout,” Dad says, poking at a log to stoke the flames, “so I decided to make me a fire and share it with my best girl. And maybe show you how sorry I am.”
  25. ambience
    the atmosphere of an environment
    She is obsessing over scented candles now—apparently the daisy candles are for “ambience” (vocab word—boom!) and scented candles are for “atmosphere” or something like that.
Created on Mon Apr 01 15:07:01 EDT 2019 (updated Mon Apr 01 17:05:20 EDT 2019)

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