Summary

Chapter 5 – “Miss Sonya Has a Dream” – is told from the perspective of Sonya. Sonya wakes up the day after Edward’s show and tell presentation in a state of panic that she will lose her job because she spoke with her class about Charles Darwin and evolution. Sonya gets on the subway. She receives a text from a man named Greg reminding her about their first date later that evening. Sonya is annoyed with herself for forgetting about the date because she will not have time to change after work and she has not brought any makeup with her.

When Sonya arrives at work she finds a note telling her to go see the principal, Guadalupe. Guadalupe tells Sonya that she has received several complaints from parents who are unhappy that she told her students about evolution. She warns Sonya about other public school...