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Ollie’s dad is a retired astronaut and widower who encourages the interest of his children, Ollie and Molly, in astronomy and stargazing but is otherwise fairly absent from their lives. He doesn’t seem to mind when Ollie defies his curfew and doesn’t notice that Ollie has begun hanging out with a crowd of bad friends.
Ollie’s Dad Quotes in St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
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4. The Star-Gazer’s Log of Summer-Time Crime Quotes
Wowie Zowie! Fun Fact #47:
Q: A shooting star is not a star, how does it shine so bright?
A: The friction as it falls through air produces heat and light!
As in, wowie zowie, the authors of the Starry-Eyed Guide to the Galaxy—For Kids! have never actually had contact with anyone under the age of forty-two. Or, wowie zowie, if kids like Raffy catch you reading this book, they will crown you as King Nerd and announce the glad tidings of your coronation over the PA system.
My dad’s version of the book, the staid, declarative Guide to the Galaxy, is nearly identical, except that the graphics are a matte black, and the same information is listed as Fact #47. I guess that’s what growing up means […] phosphorescence fades to black and white, and facts cease to be fun.
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I try this technique my dad taught me for getting your bearings when you get nightmares or nosebleeds or dizzy on car trips. The trick is to mentally pinpoint all the coordinates of your own constellation, and then picture yourself in the swirling center:
Raffy is holding the flashlights, and Marta is holding the burlap sack.
I am holding Petey’s hand. I don’t think anybody can see this in the dark. Don’t let go, Petey.
Petey’s still shivering and rubbing at his bare arms. I help him get his shirt back on […] and whisper part of a lullaby that my mother used to sing, […] “For I have loved the stars too dearly to be fearful of the night…”
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Ollie’s Dad Character Timeline in St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
The timeline below shows where the character Ollie’s Dad appears in St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
4. The Star-Gazer’s Log of Summer-Time Crime
When Ollie crests the top of the sand dune, he’s eagerly anticipating what Ollie’s Dad has described as a hot date to see Alcyone, a star in the Pleiades cluster....
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Back at the hotel, Ollie tells Ollie’s Dad , a retired astronaut and widower, lies about his night. Dad, excited that Ollie shares...
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When Ollie gets back to the hotel, it’s two hours past his curfew, but still Ollie’s Dad believes him when he says that he got lost in stargazing. Ollie tries—and fails—to draw...
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...part of a lullaby his mother used to sing (so long ago that everyone, even Ollie’s Dad , has forgotten the tune) as he helps Petey get dressed.
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