Summary

Chapter 11 continues the story of Elise and her family. She and her sisters decide to go to the gym early in the morning, but their plans to have lunch are foiled because there are too many paparazzi around. On the way out of the gym, the paparazzi pepper the sisters with questions about Kitty. In the car, Elise silences a call from Rebecca who disagreed over what Elise posted about Black Lives Matter and who is avoiding talking about the racial undertones of the coverage surrounding Kitty. Sarah had chosen Halloween as her birthday rather than her actual date because it is her favorite holiday.

Chapter 7 begins in August 1946 and follows Mary. Mary and Hazel are on their way to Charlotte, and Mary considers how the bus is like she is: half Black and half white. To Mary, Jim Crow is both...