Chapter Twelve Summary

In Chapter Twelve, Lorene only applies to UPenn and Princeton. She receives a phone call from a former St. Paul's student who works in the admissions office at Princeton. He tells her she will get in, but not to go. He says Princeton is like St. Paul's minus all the good things about St. Paul's. Lorene takes this advice to heart. She will go to UPenn. Anthony will go to UPenn as well. They are friends, but there is something more there.

The weekend of graduation, her family comes, including her parents, sister, grandparents, aunt, cousin, and family friends. Five carloads of her family come to see her graduate. It is a crazy weekend. She has dance, choir and speech performances, the alumni parade, and more. Lorene must run around and introduce friends and family. Lorene feels she is sick of...