i was stronger than any boy my age , able to run faster , leap farther , and dig my extra-strong nails into brick walls . `` you 're in the first class cabin . there were fifteen people aside from mother there the first day , to break ground in the barnyard . anything on that wall is yours . i was terrified , and anyone who is n't terrified at a time like that is a fool . he slowed the pace and scanned the area beyond the gate . 