Summary

In the first section narrated by Theodore Finch entitled “I am Awake Again. Day 6.” Finch wonders if today is the day he should die. He describes being awake only six days after doing what he calls “Sleeping” through the holidays. He’s balanced on the ledge of the bell tower at his school. One of the boys on the grounds points up but Finch realizes he isn’t pointing at him, but instead a girl on the other side of the tower. Finch talks to Violet, and convinces her to step back over the railing. After she’s safe, Violet does the same for him. The crowd below assumes it was Violet who saved Finch.

Because Finch is on probation, he’s required to attend weekly counseling sessions along with meeting other requirements. In that...