Summary

In "Cottonmouth Falls to Earth," Oli felt disoriented once he and his friends arrived on Earth. When he looked around, he realized that Earth resembled home (236).

In "Nina, 3 Days Before Landfall," Nina offered her guests something to drink. Realizing she needed help, Nina decided to take her guests to Grandma's house to see her family. While Nina’s friends settled in, they told her more about themselves. They also asked Nina what she knew about toads like Ami. After some research, they learned that Ami was a Dallas toad. After a recent hurricane, almost all of the remaining toads had died. They had been living in a "breeding center," destroyed by the flooding (244). The group realized that the only way to save the toads was to give the center a large sum of money to rebuild...