Summary

In Chapter 17, Sheriff John arrived in DuPray just as the children in the Back Half were filing into the movie theater. Tim told the sheriff Luke’s story.

In Chapter 18, Nicky herded the rest of the kids from the Back Half into the lounge. They held hands and formed a circle. As soon as Iris was incorporated into the circle, she said her head felt better. They began to think collectively and chant until they were not just working with the power of the 11 in the lounge, but with the included power of Ward A kids.

In Chapter 19, Sheriff John asked Tim and Wendy to wake Luke up before they looked at the flash drive. When Wendy shook Luke, he woke quickly and informed her: “They’re doing something! I saw the sparkler!” (403). As Luke told his friends to “Kill...