Chapter 2 Summary

At the cafeteria, Frannie winds up in line behind the new boy. She tries to take two hamburgers but is stopped by Mrs. Costa, the lunchroom helper, who reminds her she has to come back if she wants another. The new boy turns around and smiles at Frannie. Surprisingly' he takes fish instead of a hamburger. Frannie sits down next to Maribel Tanks but only because Samantha is sitting with her. When Frannie had started school, Samantha was the first girl to befriend her. Frannie can't stand Maribel and doesn't understand why Samantha is friendly with her. Maribel had gone to a private school before she came to Price. Maribel comments on how horrible the food is and that at her private school she could bring lunch. Her family owns the Tanks Grocery store which, according to Frannie's mother, charges too much for...