Chapters 7-12 Summary

In Chapter 7, Melody has had good teachers, like Mrs. Tracy, who figured out Melody liked to listen to books on tape and gave her many to listen to. However, there have also been bad teachers, like Mrs. Billups, who takes six months to review the alphabet with the students and plays baby songs each morning. One day, having had enough of Mrs. Billups' routines, Melody has a tornado explosion that causes the other students to become unruly. Mrs. Billups calls Melody's mother, who tells Mrs. Billups everything Melody cannot. Mrs. Billups quits a short time later.

In Chapter 8, when she was young, Melody had a fish she called Ollie. Melody loved to watch Ollie swim in circles in his bowl. One day Ollie jumped out of the bowl. Melody called for her mother, but she did not come. Melody tried to...