"hold that thought" - Esperanza Rising

I wish I would have known about Book Darts when I first started reading!  They weren't actually a thing way back then.   There are so many good lines in books that speak to the heart and without writing them down in a reading journal of some kind, they are often just a memory that gets mixed up and forgotten.  Read Aloud Revival introduced us to them for our reading journals.  I have not been so faithful at writing them down, but maybe typing them out will work for me to get in the habit.

Better late than never!  These are my darts that I want to remember.

"hold that thought"

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan 

p1
He picked up a handful of earth and studied it.  "Did you know that when you lie down on the land, you can feel it breathe?  That you can feel its heart beating?"

p2
"Shhh," he said.  "You can only feel the earth's heartbeat when you are still and quiet."

p22
Esperanza felt her heart drop.  A noise came from her mouth and slowly, her first breath of grief grew into a tormented cry.  She feel to her knees and sank into a dark hole of despair and disbelief.

p35
Abuelita said the rosehip contained the memories of the roses and when you drank tea made from it, you took in all the beauty that the plant had known.

p51
"Look at the zigzag of the blanket.  Mountains and valleys.  Right now you are in the bottom of the valley and your problems loom big around you.  But soon, you will be at the top of a mountain again."

p22
Papa's words:  Wait for a little while and the fruit will fall into your hand.

p253
Esperanza smiled and reached over and gently pulled the yarn, unraveling the uneven stitches.  Then she looked into Isabel's trusting eyes and said, "Do not ever be afraid to start over."