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Amy Carlisle is the guidance counselor at Aubrey’s new school in Vermont. She is aware of Aubrey’s recent trauma and her difficult family situation, and the two have regular meetings to ensure that Aubrey is adjusting to life in Vermont. Though Aubrey is initially reticent to tell Amy much of anything, Amy gradually gets Aubrey to open up about her life and her grief. She encourages Aubrey to write letters to the family members—dead or alive—whom she’d like to talk to, even if doing so surfaces painful feelings and memories. She also stresses that Aubrey has to do things at her own pace, making clear that she wants to help Aubrey heal, not worsen her suffering. In this way, Amy has much in common with Gram.
Amy Carlisle Quotes in Love, Aubrey
The Love, Aubrey quotes below are all either spoken by Amy Carlisle or refer to Amy Carlisle. 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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Chapter 12 Quotes
I went inside the office. If Marcus was the kind of kid who came to see Amy Carlisle, I didn’t need to.
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Chapter 15 Quotes
“It’s okay to wait,” Gram said. “I’ll drive you over when it stops.”
I’d ridden the bus in the rain before, but it was a drizzly, soft, and safe rain. The rain was pounding, sweeping, drizzling.
My hair was braided, in two tails, the same way Bridget would wear her hair, the way we’d planned.
I was going to see Amy today.
I had a science presentation. My report, “The Understory Story: The Life Cycle of a Forest,” was tucked in my backpack. It was six pages, plus the bibliography. Gram had marked the end of several days’ work by buying me one of those clear plastic covers with a red plastic spine that slides on to hold the whole thing together.
“No,” I answered Gram. “I—I’ll get on the bus when it comes.”
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“My mom left, too. I mean, like your dad did. I should have told you last night.”
Marcus nodded and went back to stirring his veggie medley. Carrots, corn, green beans, limas.
“Did she leave because of you?” he asked.
“She didn’t stay because of me,” I said.
I could tell that under the table, Marcus was starting to tap his foot. Above the table, he nodded, letting his bangs fall into his eyes. I stood up to leave. As I walked away, even though there had been a table between us, I felt like Marcus had given me a hug.
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Amy Carlisle Character Timeline in Love, Aubrey
The timeline below shows where the character Amy Carlisle appears in Love, Aubrey. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 11
...get her schedule. Aubrey’s includes a note explaining that she has a meeting tomorrow with Amy Carlisle, the guidance counselor. “Goody,” thinks Aubrey. Aubrey and Bridget part ways to go to...
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Chapter 12
The next day, Aubrey arrives at Amy Carlisle’s office for their meeting. She runs into class troublemaker Marcus and thinks that if...
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Amy asks Aubrey about her life. She stresses the importance of Aubrey keeping up with her...
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...a plan to ride it to the train station and catch a train back home. Amy intercepts her and asks her to come back inside to talk. Reluctantly, Aubrey follows. In...
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Chapter 13
Aubrey attends another meeting with Amy Carlisle. She’s started to enjoy the meetings, and this time she happily accepts Amy’s offer...
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Chapter 15
Later, Amy thanks Aubrey for her note last week. It’s made her wonder if Aubrey keeps a...
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At lunch, Aubrey thinks about what Amy said, unwilling to accept that Amy might be right. Bridget pulls Aubrey out of her...
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...party later, which is held in a classroom, Aubrey feels only dread when she sees Amy there, dressed in what appears to be a Little Bo Peep costume. There are lots...
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...of how to broach the subject, then she mentions that she saw Marcus talking to Amy at the Halloween party yesterday. She asks if Amy helps him. Marcus says she does....
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Chapter 18
At her meeting with Amy the next day, Aubrey tells her about Mom’s return. Amy asks Aubrey how she feels...
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Chapter 23
During their next appointment, Aubrey confides in Amy about the huge decision she must make. She admits she hasn’t yet talked to Mom...
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