Liam’s mom is the owner of the Book Out Below! bookstore, where Jessie gets a job. Jessie can never remember her first name, so she usually refers to her just as Liam’s mom. Unlike most women her age in Los Angeles, Liam’s mom looks normal to Jessie. She hasn’t had plastic surgery and so has wrinkles and gray hair. She wears long, linen tunics and is a surprisingly kind person: when Jessie is obviously having a bad day, she offers to give Jessie the rest of the day off.
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Liam’s Mom Character Timeline in Tell Me Three Things
The timeline below shows where the character Liam’s Mom appears in Tell Me Three Things. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 10
...books, though she needs money way more than she needs reading material. The saleswoman ( Liam’s mom ) approaches Jessie. Jessie is surprised—the woman has wrinkles and looks normal. Thinking of Scarlett’s...
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Liam’s mom starts to reject Jessie, but Jessie interjects that she can work as much or as...
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Chapter 16
...Jessie gets to Book Out Below! They discuss his plans for life after high school; Liam’s mom isn’t excited about his plan to go to a music school in Boston or to...
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Chapter 22
At work, Liam’s mom gives Jessie a box of books to shelve. Jessie contemplates grabbing one for Dad before...
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