Chapters 17 and 18 Summary

Callie's mother announces that she wants her to spend more time learning to cook, sew and perform other household tasks, but Callie considers these things boring and a waste of time. Her teacher also announces that all the girls will enter their handwork in the upcoming local fair. This upsets Callie because her work is so poor, so her mother insists that she work hard to improve, much to Callie's dismay. Later she overhears her parents talking about the fact that her grandfather is not the best influence on her, and they agree that she will spend less time with him and more time learning to perform a woman's household duties. Callie is dismayed. She always thought she was different from other girls and that her life would be different, but now she realizes that she is destined to a life...