Summary

Leroy flunks eighth grade and has to go to ninth grade twice. He starts acting like a jerk towards Molly and since Craig moved away, is firmly rooted in his heterosexuality. Molly doesn’t have time to worry about him; she is busy with several extra-curricular activities and hangs out with her new friends Carolyn Simpson and Connie Pen. While reading the Aeneid in class, Molly is told the teacher always cries at a certain part. Connie and Molly decide to bring in onions and pretend to cry while the teacher is crying. They are praised for their sensitivity by the teacher and praised for their humor by their classmates. They continue to do pranks around the school, which gains them the respect of most of their classmates. One night, Connie, Molly, and Carolyn decide to go to a movie. Through the film, Molly...