Chapters 7-8 Summary

Miranda's mom drives Jonny to baseball camp. Miranda decides to visit friends, but Sammi is out, so she goes to see Megan. Megan is looking very thin and ill, and is obviously not eating enough. Miranda tries to reason with her, but Megan is completely overcome with religious fervor.

Mom suggests cutting down to two meals a day, so Miranda chooses to skip breakfast and eat a brunch instead of lunch. One day, the sky turns a horrible shade of grey and stays that way. Miranda's mom explains that the moon's pull has affected the volcanoes, making most of the volcanoes in the world erupt. This has caused ash clouds to hang in the sky, drifting with the wind and blocking out the sun all over the world. Without sunlight, the crops will all die, and they cannot be sure of...