I guess you were expecting Benson on the blog today. Ow! Lily just punched me in the shoulder and said, “Bennett!” She knows I know his last name is really Bennett, but it annoys her when I get it wrong, so I keep doing it. Ouch! Now she wants me to delete the part about her punching me. I said no. Ha ha, ducked that one. Ow!
Anyway, Benson doesn’t know which end is up, so I snatched the Tuesday spot before he knew what was what. Besides, he doesn’t deserve to be front and center on Forgive My Fins release day. That day should belong to Lily and, well, if not Lily then at least not him.
So, introductions, huh? I’m Quince Fletcher and I live next door to Lily with my mom. I ride a motorcycle and work part-time at a lumberyard. It’s hard work, but it helps pay the bills. And my mom definitely needs help paying the bills. She doesn’t have anyone but me.
Um, what else? As you might have guessed from this blog and if you read the first sixty pages of Forgive My Fins already (which you can do for free at the HarperCollins site) I have a lot of fun pushing Lily’s buttons. Don’t think I’m doing it just to be mean. I have my reasons. They’re just not reasons I want to share with the whole world right now, okay? To find out, you’ll have to read Forgive My Fins.
–Quince
Oh, yeah. Don’t forget you can ask me questions that I’ll answer on Saturday and that TLC is donating a quarter for every comment this week to Oceana.
where do you like to ride on your bike?
what kind of mileage to you get with a motorcycle?
has your family always lived in Seaview—I don't know how long your mom has lived there, would she have known Lily's mother?
I'm guessing you're really busy, since you have to work after school; if you had time, what extra curricular activities would you do?
what are your plans after high school?
will you be able to go to college? would you want to if you could? where would you go?
if you could do anything, what kind of career would you like to have?
do you want to stay in seaview? would you ever want to move?
do you own your dream bike/what would your dream bike be?
do you think Lily should get her own bike?–or do you like her riding yours?
Have you and Brody ever been friends, or always enemies?
Was there anything in particular that made you dislike Brody, did something happen, or is it just him in general?…or the fact that Lily likes him???
Do you have a crush on anybody?
Lily mentioned that you guys were starting to be friends when she first moved to town; what happened?
do you watch sports?
have you ever done any sports?
have you dated anyone at Seaview?
do you like to read?
is there anything in the book that you didn't like?
is there anything not in the book that you wish you could tell us?
how would the book change if it were your story?
how did you get your job at the lumber yard?
when did you start working at the lumber yard?
are you good at building things, or do you mainly just stock things at the lumber yard?
do you have any pets?
have you ever had pets?
what kind of pet would you like to have?
does anyone else from school work with you at the lumber yard?
have you ever had an accident riding your bike?
Lily's a big fan of the water–how about you?
you guys live near the ocean–will you see any effects from the oil spill?
what do you do on your summer vacations?
do you miss your dad?
what would you ask your dad if you had the chance?
if you and Lily went on a date, where would you take her?
how come you never asked Lily out?–I bet you could have made her forget about Brody a long time ago
What would your ideal date be?
how big a town is Seaview?
Who was your first kiss?
When is the first time you met Lily?
What did you think about Lily when you first met her?
Has your opinion of Lily changed since you first met her?
When is your birthday?
Lily seems really self-conscious about her hair–what do you think of it?
Do you believe in magical/mystical creatures?
What would you think if someone told you they were a magical/mystical creature?
Have you had your tonsils out?
What would you do if Lily told you she was going to go back and live with her dad?
Does your mom date?
Do you want your mom to date again?