Summary

Section 3: Pages 115-160

The "Sections" of this guide have been demarcated by the writer of the guide, rather than the novel's author. "Section 3" refers to the following: "Jimmie Kendrick" (115), "Michelle Volkmann" (125), "Mia Oviedo" (132), "Teddy Dobbs" (134), "Yessenia Lopez" (138), "Joanne Madsen" (143), "Ricky Hernandez" (150), "Jimmie Kendrick" (156).

The narration titled "Jimmie" begins on page 115. Jimmie is up to mischief. She takes Yessenia on a field trip to a Valentine's Day party. She lies to the staff. It is actually at a hall for a lesbian group where her band is playing.

Jimmie could have got into a lot of trouble with her lie. She wants Yessenia to have some semblance of a normal life, where she would go out with friends and have fun. So, she takes her out to see her own life, what she does when she is not working. Yessenia loves it.

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