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Wendy Janina is Katherine’s daughter and Misha’s granddaughter, a lively four-year-old. Katherine left Wendy’s middle name blank until she found Misha, and she invites him to give Wendy a middle name. Misha immediately names her after Janina. Misha finds peace in helping take care of Wendy Janina and being her “Poppynoodle.”
Wendy Janina Quotes in Milkweed
The Milkweed quotes below are all either spoken by Wendy Janina or refer to Wendy Janina. 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 45 Quotes
I think of all the voices that have told me who I have been, the names I've had. Call me thief. Call me stupid. […] I don't care. Empty-handed victims once told me who I was. Then Uri told me. Then an armband. Then an immigration officer. And now this little girl in my lap, this little girl whose call silences the tramping Jackboots. Her voice will be the last. […] I am . . . Poppynoodle.
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Wendy Janina Character Timeline in Milkweed
The timeline below shows where the character Wendy Janina appears in Milkweed. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 45
...“Daddy?” She introduced herself as his daughter, Katherine, and the little girl as his granddaughter, Wendy. Katherine has been searching for him forever. Wendy shakes Misha’s hand.
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Radiant, Katherine tells Misha that she’s been saving something for him: she left Wendy’s middle name blank on purpose because she wants Misha to give her one. Without even...
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Misha watches Wendy swing in the backyard. It’s autumn, and the milkweed pods are bursting, though the plant...
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Wendy Janina wears herself out on the swing and climbs into Misha’s lap on the rocking...
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