Have students make text connections by identifying their favorite quote from Full Cicada Moon and describing what it means to them.
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Favorite Quote from Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton
When Mimi thinks this, she realizes that the secretary knew that a new girl was expected from California, but Mimi was not at all what she pictured. This part is important because it shows one of the many subtle ways that Mimi encountered racism, and that even though it wasn't intentional, it was still hurtful.
Maybe she was expecting a new girl from California, but not expecting me.