Mrs. LaGuardia is the principal at Kim's first public school. Though students tease her about her name's association with the LaGuardia airport, she's generally well liked and respected. She approaches Kim about applying for private high school, and when she realizes that Kim is functionally on her own in that regard, Mrs. LaGuardia helps Kim apply and get into Harrison Prep.
Mrs. LaGuardia Quotes in Girl in Translation
The Girl in Translation quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. LaGuardia or refer to Mrs. LaGuardia. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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"Honey, look at me."
I was so startled by the word "honey" that I obeyed. I had heard Mrs. Avery using it for Annette. This was not a word principals used back home.
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Mrs. LaGuardia Quotes in Girl in Translation
The Girl in Translation quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. LaGuardia or refer to Mrs. LaGuardia. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Five
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"Honey, look at me."
I was so startled by the word "honey" that I obeyed. I had heard Mrs. Avery using it for Annette. This was not a word principals used back home.
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