The End of Thanksgiving through Grounded, Sorta Summary

In "The End of Thanksgiving," Jeffery gets an eighty-six in math on his first report card of the year. His father is ecstatic. Tad, meanwhile, has progressed to the point that he can walk twenty-two steps on the treadmill. Jeffery says neither will land anyone in the record books but both were huge achievements.

The day after Thanksgiving, Jeffery's mom goes shopping and his dad goes to work. Jeffery rides his bike to Tad's house. Tad's younger sister, Yvonne, is also there. Tad calls Yvonne the "ERC," or "Emergency Replacement Child," because she was born a year after his diagnosis. Tad says his parents had Yvonne in case Tad didn't survive the cancer. Jeffery later dropped by Lindsey's house but she is out of town with her parents.

On Monday, Jeffery...