Legendary Frybread Drive-In: "Hearts Aflutter," by A. J. Eversole

by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In is a magical place where Indigenous teens can find love, support, comfort, and community — no matter where in space or time they come from.

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Momentum; I Love You, Grandson; The Rest Will Come; Language Lesson; Hearts Aflutter; Love Buzz; Jilly Bean and Jessa Jean; Kathy's Poem and Open Mic at the Drive-In
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  1. console
    give moral or emotional strength to
    He didn’t console me on the shores of the lake by spooning homemade blackberry compote over a whole bucket of ice cream from the freezer at Sandy June’s kitchen or join me in mourning my mom’s decision to uproot us and move two hours away to her hometown.
  2. compote
    dessert of stewed or baked fruit
    He didn’t console me on the shores of the lake by spooning homemade blackberry compote over a whole bucket of ice cream from the freezer at Sandy June’s kitchen or join me in mourning my mom’s decision to uproot us and move two hours away to her hometown.
  3. uproot
    move forcibly from a homeland into a new foreign environment
    He didn’t console me on the shores of the lake by spooning homemade blackberry compote over a whole bucket of ice cream from the freezer at Sandy June’s kitchen or join me in mourning my mom’s decision to uproot us and move two hours away to her hometown.
  4. dud
    an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
    Not only was my first-ever date a dud, but now I had to let Ethan down gently.
  5. sappy
    very sentimental or emotional
    Their story painted a sappy, romantic picture that I’d idolized.
  6. idolize
    love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess
    Their story painted a sappy, romantic picture that I’d idolized.
  7. schematic
    diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
    The blue comforter beneath him was covered with Star Wars ship schematics.
  8. alfalfa
    plant with trifoliate leaves mostly grown to feed livestock
    I pushed aside alfalfa to reach the edge of the pasture.
  9. platonic
    free from physical desire
    Our close, platonic friendship.
  10. mutual
    common to or shared by two or more parties
    The fact that I longed for a romantic spark didn’t mean the feeling was mutual, and I had to be fine with that.
  11. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
    I reached toward the intertwined branches, their leaves illuminated by the golden hue of the evening sun.
  12. giddy
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
    Pretend or not, I felt giddy.
  13. receptive
    ready or willing to welcome favorably
    My ridiculous daydreams about confessing my true feelings to Trey had always been sprinkled with puns or jokes, strategies for laughing it off without missing a beat, if he wasn’t receptive.
  14. mortification
    strong feelings of embarrassment
    There weren’t tears for me to wipe away, just pure mortification.
  15. agitate
    cause to be excited or roused
    I’m using a gentle voice so as not to agitate the baby.
Created on Tue Feb 24 05:42:17 EST 2026 (updated Tue Mar 24 19:57:41 EDT 2026)

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