Pages 76 - 90 Summary

Cookie sits in Dr. Saunders' office trying to keep her mouth shut, as usual. A group of teenage boys walk past the office singing at the top of their lungs. Dr. Saunders asks if Cookie ever sings. Startled, Cookie remembers her family singing "Dear Little Buttercup" at the top of their lungs, and she bursts out crying. Before she knows what's happening, everything she feels, thinks, and fears comes pouring out, and she sits in the office with red, puffy eyes. Mistakenly thinking that sharing the truth makes her feel better, Cookie musters up the courage to tell her friends Molly and Kate about Sister. At first, Molly and Kate are sympathetic, but as the days pass, they distance themselves from Cookie, spread gossip, and give Cookie the cold shoulder. There's lots of gossip about kids' families floating around the hallway...