Chapter 5-6 Summary

Liza tells her parents that she has been suspended from school for a week. Her mother is very understanding, feeling, while Liza has made a mistake, the school is treating her unfairly. Her father takes a different point of view. He thinks Liza should have known better.

Liza meets Annie at the Cloisters. They are both excited to see each other and Annie tells her that she has been thinking about their first meeting all week. Liza has to admit that she has had other things on her mind and tells her about the suspension. Annie thinks the whole situation is ridiculous. She attends a public school and something like that, when the school has a problem with drugs and violence, would be seen as insignificant.

Later while the two share a picnic, Annie asks Liza if she thinks it is...