Clare B. Dunkle, The Sky Inside

"For how many generations now had his people been turning their backs on things? How long had they sat in their living rooms and watched other people die?"

"Mom actually said that" Cassie's face shown with happiness. "She always hated my math!"Nah," Martin said. "She was just being that way for you. She thought it was what you needed to hear. If parents told us what they really think about stuff, we could figure them out like regular people."