June Summary

In "June", the class goes on their yearly camping trip. Mrs. Baker hates camping, but goes out of respect for her husband, who will soon be home. As Holling reads "Much Ado About Nothing", he notes that in real life, people don't fall out of love instantly, but rather gradually, and that happiness doesn't always happen. When Bobby Kennedy is shot, Holling knows Shakespeare's world isn't reality. He and Heather walk to Saint Adelbert's to light candles, but Kennedy dies the following morning. Holling and Heather hold one another and cry.

The following Thursday, the students are taken to the Catskill mountains for their camping trip. Holling is given a pack containing all the utensils, and the students hike up the mountain for hours before arriving at their campsite. When lunch time comes, however, Holling realizes the pack was open, and he has...