Chapters 19-20 Summary

Tiger reaches her home in the beginning of chapter nineteen and finds Magnolia, but Corrina has disappeared to look for Tiger. Tiger runs back into the storm to look for her mother. Struggling against the storm, Tiger grabs a tree trunk to prevent being blown away by the harsh wind. Then she sees her mother, also holding on to a tree trunk. Corrina and Tiger run and embrace each other. They return safely to the house. Magnolia chastises Corrina for looking out the window. Corrina reports that several trees have been uprooted from the ground. Then Corrina suddenly runs outside to retrieve the bonnets Tiger left on the clothesline. Suddenly, the wind stops howling. Lonnie arrives in the pickup truck and Corrina, Lonnie and Tiger embrace.

In chapter twenty, Mr. Thompson hosts a party for his Louisiana Lady flower. Tiger tells...