Summary

On Page 26, the novel in verse shares its title with a poem, "Red, White, and Whole." Amma works in a hospital hematology lab. She counts the red cells and white cells that add up to the whole.

The next poem is “Courtly Love.” Reha is paired with a boy named Pete to discuss a novel, The Sword and the Stone. She has learned that ladies gave the knights small tokens, such as a handkerchief or ribbon. Reha remembers that Pete fell off the monkey bars in first grade. His glasses broke, cutting his cheek. Reha became dizzy from the sight of blood, but Pete did not cry. Pete now has contacts but still has a scar on his cheek. Reha has noticed his eyes change color.

In “Do You Speak Indian?” a girl named Tiffany compliments Reha's skill at language and asks if...