Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen Summary

Jennie is doing homework in the kitchen when the phone rings, and she discovers Sarah-Charlotte on the other end. She is bubbling over with excitement at the prospect that she will be seeing Janie soon. She tells Janie how much she misses her and announces that Janie will never guess who asked her to the prom. She tells her that Devon asked her out, but Janie can't bring Devon to mind. Playing it safe, Janie asks Sarah-Charlotte about him, and lets her babble on for a few minutes, but a subject change is inevitable, and soon Sarah-Charlotte is talking about talk shows and how it would be great to have a panel of people in her position. Suddenly Jennie can't get off the phone fast enough. She tells Sarah-Charlotte that Jodie has to use the phone, and...