I think you're right about Sammy. The example that comes to mind for me is this one, from Homecoming:
Sammy burst into the kitchen. His hair was plastered down over his forehead. His shirt and shorts were sodden. He dripped onto the floor.
“Where have you been!” Dicey demanded. Before he could answer, she ran to get towels.
When she returned, her grandmother was in the middle of a lecture. “— running off without telling anyone where you’re going. Your sister was worried.”
“You weren’t, were you?” Sammy said. His grandmother shook her head. “Then why are you yelling at me about it?”
His grandmother stared at him. Sammy’s jaw stuck out and he stared right back at her.
Dicey handed him a towel. “Don’t be rude, Sammy,” she said.
“But it’s the truth,” he protested. She dried his hair for him, and his voice came out muffled from beneath the terrycloth. “I’m sorry, Dicey— I thought I’d break something if I stayed inside. I was down at the dock. I bailed out the boat, so the motor won’t get covered with water. Then I checked the crab pots. The water doesn’t have any waves.”
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Date: 2018-03-29 02:39 am (UTC)Sammy burst into the kitchen. His hair was plastered down over his forehead. His shirt and shorts were sodden. He dripped onto the floor.
“Where have you been!” Dicey demanded. Before he could answer, she ran to get towels.
When she returned, her grandmother was in the middle of a lecture. “— running off without telling anyone where you’re going. Your sister was worried.”
“You weren’t, were you?” Sammy said. His grandmother shook her head. “Then why are you yelling at me about it?”
His grandmother stared at him. Sammy’s jaw stuck out and he stared right back at her.
Dicey handed him a towel. “Don’t be rude, Sammy,” she said.
“But it’s the truth,” he protested. She dried his hair for him, and his voice came out muffled from beneath the terrycloth. “I’m sorry, Dicey— I thought I’d break something if I stayed inside. I was down at the dock. I bailed out the boat, so the motor won’t get covered with water. Then I checked the crab pots. The water doesn’t have any waves.”
So yes!