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Baby — who has been silent for two books — finally speaks her mind. She uses her sister's word 'folly' but changes its meaning from disapproval to delight. The same word, redeemed.
'Folly!' said Baby Lincoln. 'What folly! What fun! What adventure!'
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- Baby Lincoln — the silent sister — has snuck into the back seat and is shouting with joy. The most quiet character is doing the most surprising thing. What is Kate DiCamillo claiming about who is really inside quiet people?
- Baby uses Eugenia's word 'folly' but changes it from disapproval to celebration. What does it mean to use someone's word against them by making it BETTER?
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a foolish thing; here turned into a word for joyful adventure
Item 2
giving oneself the pleasure of something
Item 3
given a new and better meaning than the old one
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