Chapters 13-15 Summary

Once Vernon and his siblings count up their profits from the carnival, Vernon realizes he earned $143 dollars for Robert. In spite of his success, Vernon has a fight with his brother Tony, who always excels in everything he tries. Because of his success with the carnival, Vernon feels that his family has been selling him short on himself. He wonders if his mother would have believed in him from the beginning and regrets that his family seems so surprised at his success.

However, Vernon shares his somewhat tarnished success with Miss Annie. Between the fight with Tony and the drunken show from Maxine, Vernon wonders how much good the carnival really did. However, Miss Annie assures Vernon that no one but Robert controls Maxine, that Vernon could do nothing to ensure a different outcome from Maxine. As a thank you, Miss...