Summary

Prisoner of Love

Danny’s point of view is offered in this chapter. He is now in the fifth grade and is still best friends with Ruthie Postman. However, another girl has been added to their group. Her name is Dorothy and no one at school really likes Dorothy because her family is very wealthy. Dorothy, however, has taken a liking to both Danny and Ruthie. They go over to Dorothy’s house. Dorothy, Danny quickly realizes, is strange. He believes it is due to the fact that her family is too wealthy to be bothered to love her or teach her how not to be so strange. She is bossy, and likes to do things that shock people. Danny and Ruthie can’t wait to leave, and actually try to leave a couple of times, but Dorothy won’t let them...