What are some examples of similes and metaphors from When You Reach Me?

Answer 1

Simile: “and Mom says it doesn’t help that some of these celebrity partners are as dumb as a bag of hair” (39).

Simile: “Alice Evans was squirming in her chair like she was doing a hula dance” (80).

Simile:

“The oily water reflected the light and made the whole thing look like a sparkly fountain” (87).

Simile: “The rose was perfect-just opening, like a picture in a magazine” (112).

Simile: “It soaked into me like water into sand, fast and heavy-making” (120).

Simile: “‘Julia needs money like a fish needs a bicycle” (129).

Simile: "Losing Sal was like a long list of bad things" (16).

Simile: "That sound was like the last thread connecting us" (86).

Simile: "Mom is looking at us like we're crazy" (40).

Simile: "while we both laughed like idiots" (70).

Simile: "Mom says each of us has a veil between ourselves and the rest of the world, like a bride wears on her wedding day" (71).

Simile: "sometimes our veils are pushed away for a few moments, like there's a wind blowing it from our faces" (71).

Simile: "A web of tiny cracks covered the face like a cobweb" (93).

Simile: "the cheese sandwich he hadn't eaten at lunch, soaking through its paper and smelling like pickles" (109).

I couldn't find any metaphors :(