Chapters 13 & 14 Summary

Yolanda and her family pack up for a visit to Chicago. Before she leaves, Yolanda longs to say goodbye to someone, but Shirley isn't speaking to her and Stoney Buxton isn't at Asphalt Hill when Yolanda stops by. Yolanda passes the time during the long car ride by eating malted milk balls and playing with her Momma's hair, which has been unbraided and unbeaded, and is no longer flirtatious. As she drives, Momma asks if Yolanda is happy at her school in Grand River. As it turns out, Aunt Tiny wants to invest in Yolanda's future by sending her to a special school for gifted children. Yolanda is shocked. She doesn't want to leave her school in Grand River even though she thought she hated it. She realizes that she loves her teachers and that she wants to keep Shirley as a friend...