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Chapter 10 - DEAN
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Sits in the bleachers and playfully debates age and pop culture with Dean before requesting assistance with a Thanksgiving essay while waiting for her mother.
Chapter 16 - DEAN
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She reveals her brother Robbie has an eighth-grade girlfriend named Lacey, then asks Dean to teach her how to skate after explaining she missed out on lessons due to family finances. She eagerly accepts his offer to find girl skates and leaves with her mother when Coach Ellis arrives.
Chapter 26 - ALLIE
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Skates across the ice in pink skates under Dean's patient guidance, earning a playful nickname and adoration from her coach during practice drills.