Summary

Chapter 11 – Jack goes back to the library for directions to the food pantry. He hides the vegetables outside. Inside on the computer, he finds he has no messages on his YouPage from his mom. He wonders if something has prevented his mom from contacting him, with the idea that perhaps his mother never intended to leave him alone at all. He thinks about leaving his plastic elephant behind at the barn, and wonders if he’ll be able to return to retrieve it. Nina messages him, wondering why he isn’t at school. He tells her he and his mom have decided to stay longer, and that everything is okay. She asks if Jack has seen Lydia, the elephant tourist attraction off Maine Pike. Jack explains they have not yet seen Lydia. Jack then sees two women conversing in the library, one of whom...