Summary

In Chapter 18, the police alerted the family that Prudence was hit by a van while riding his bicycle. They arrived at the hospital to discover he had major injuries and was in a coma. Sandra began seventh grade at Thomas Jefferson High where the majority of the students were refugees and immigrants, but were even more prone to hateful comments and actions. Rachel worked all day and the family visited Prudence every evening. All the family members were struggling to fit in. When Adele was slated to run at a track meet, no one told her to expect a gunshot to begin the race. When the gun fired, she ran off the track instead. By the end of the year, Sandra was beginning to do well in school though she struggled with English. One teacher took an interest and helped her apply for...