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Quote #7
She opened her eyes and stood to look in the mirror. She gasped and laughed as she turned her face to one side, then the other, letting the fading sunlight catch the glitter on her cheekbones and around her eyes. And her hair was full of glitter that sparkled and fell to decorate her dress when she shook her head. She almost didn't recognize herself amid the glitter and glimmer of the face paint and the tinsel on her shoulders (12.32).
When David helps Laurel dress up as a faerie for the school dance, the effect is a dramatic change that helps Laurel see herself differently. Normally you don't get results that drastic without going on one of those makeover reality television shows, but hey, now we know not to underestimate what glitter can do for anyone (except maybe trolls).
Quote #8
As she walked, everyone made way for her "wings." People who'd never spoken to her before sought her out to tell her how cool her costume was. Everywhere she looked people were watching her. (12.60)
If you needed any confirmation that high school is basically a popularity contest based on physical appearances, here you have it. Laurel is normally too shy to meet a lot of people at school and become well-known, but the dramatic effect of her faerie costume makes such an impression that people go out of their way to compliment her. Oh, high school… where appearances matter like crazy.
Quote #9
"I told you I can make humans forget they saw me, right? […] That's what they did to you. Once you were at the age that you could pass for a human child, they made you forget your faerie life." (14.166-168)
It must be strange to learn that you have a whole past you don't even know about, and Laurel must've been one really cute kid for her human caretakers to decide to take her in and adopt her. It's also interesting to consider the fact that faerie children's looks don't reflect how mature they are in human terms.