Chapter 12 Summary

Lynn does not return to school in the fall. Katie is told it is her anemia, but when she looks it up in the dictionary, she does not see how anemia alone could make Lynn this ill.

In October, Lynn is hospitalized in a nearby, bigger town. Since Katie's mother elects to stay with Lynn most days and some nights, Katie and Sammy must go to the hatchery with their father. Most days, Katie's father will not allow them to go to school because he wants them with him where they were safe. Katie does not mind. She still does not like school.

Katie and Sammy are free to come and go in the hatchery, unlike the processing plant. Katie likes it because of all the baby chicks. One of the sexers talks Katie into serving them coffee and snacks while they work...