Summary

Chapter 21 is titled “Limo.” The boys go to the hardware store, just to see the moped. Styx says getting to know the owner is part of the strategy. He also says they need to buy some rust remover that he will use to clean up an old lunch box he found at the junkyard. On the way, they see a limo pull up in front of a funeral home, though it is fancier than the limos typically used by funeral homes. Bobby Gene and Caleb had ridden in a limo once, when their grandmother died. They ask if Styx has ridden in a limo, and he says the word “Once,” then says nothing else.

Chapter 22 is titled “Fathers and Sons.” Mr. Davis is the owner of the hardware store and the moped. He says his son no longer wanted the moped, and opted...