Summary

In Chapter 29, Dell, Mai and Pattie all attend a memorial service for Willow’s parents. Willow remembers little of the service besides that it was people from her dad’s union who organized the service. There is a poster-sized picture of her parents that she recognizes but she can’t remember anything that was said about her parents. After the service, she is horrified when they are to release balloons, which she knows are bad for the environment, in honor of her parents, but she can’t bring herself to say anything.

A newspaper article announces a fund is being started for Willow’s education. Her father’s boss and Jairo Hernandez are the only two contributors Willow recognizes. Willow writes Jairo a thank you note and he calls her at Pattie’s store. After the phone call, she visits the library again...