Chapter 13 Summary

It has been a week since Paulie Rankin left. Cal has become obsessed with the idea of getting Zachary out of his trailer. The two boys are in Toby's room talking about it when Cal comes up with an idea to take Zachary to the drive-in movie. Cal says they can take Zachary in the truck and Kate can drive. The only problem is how to get Zachary into the bed of the truck. Finally, they decide to make steps.

Half way through making the steps, the boys go ask Kate if she will drive. Toby and Cal trick Kate into agreeing by suggesting that she is too busy to help a guy who is about to go to juvenile hall. The boys then return to Toby's yard to finish the steps. That night Kate backs the truck up to Zachary's trailer. Toby...