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Crystal is Gem’s sidekick in tormenting Jessie. She’s a mean, conventionally beautiful blonde girl who seems perfect in every way. Given that Crystal is so mean, Jessie makes no effort to learn anything about her; her only defining characteristic is that she’s not quite as blonde as Gem. Dri, however, shares that Gem and Crystal haven’t always been so mean. They became mean in seventh grade.
Crystal Quotes in Tell Me Three Things
The Tell Me Three Things quotes below are all either spoken by Crystal or refer to Crystal. 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 7 Quotes
“You know how it is. Mean girls get mean in seventh grade and they stay that way until your ten-year reunion, when they want to be best friends again. At least, that’s what my mom says.”
“It’s funny how high school is high school everywhere,” I say, and smile at Dri. Try not to feel uncomfortable at the mention of moms, like it didn’t set off an invisible flare in my chest. “I mean, this place is completely different than where I come from, but in some ways it’s exactly the same.”
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Crystal Character Timeline in Tell Me Three Things
The timeline below shows where the character Crystal appears in Tell Me Three Things. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...nice thing. He did see the blonde girls—who Jessie learned are hilariously named Gem and Crystal—torment Jessie. As the bell rings, the Batman stops at Jessie’s desk. Jessie stares at him,...
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Chapter 7
...compliments her glasses. Adrianna thanks Jessie, smiles, and mouths “Bitches” in reference to Gem and Crystal. After class, Jessie bravely approaches the Batman at the Koffee Kart, reminds herself that he’s...
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...his crotch. Dri wonders if he’s trying to hide an erection from watching Gem and Crystal run. She explains that Gem and Crystal haven’t always been horrible; they got that way...
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Chapter 11
...promise that she won’t like Dri better than her. Scarlett offers to punch Gem and Crystal and also asks about Dad, but Jessie says she’s not sure how he is—he’s always...
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Chapter 12
...tells him. He shows no interest. Jessie thinks that there are girls like Gem and Crystal who are “fearless about guys and orifices and secretions,” and then there are girls like...
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Chapter 13
...about her. Ethan suggests that tuber is a good insult and says that Gem and Crystal are tubers. Jessie feels horrible knowing that Ethan hears what Gem says. Today, Gem insulted...
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Chapter 21
...embarrassed to say so. Instead, she says she wishes she were invisible so Gem and Crystal would back off. Agnes says that Gem hates Jessie because Jessie is hot, and Dri...
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...her desk, and lands on the floor right in front of Ethan’s shoes. Gem and Crystal cackle. Jessie focuses on the pain instead of the humiliation, ignores Ethan’s helping hand, and...
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