Chapter 9 Summary

Codi now must make an appearance at the school. She has unpleasant memories of her high school experience, remembering feeling out of place and unaccepted because of the orthopedic shoes her father made her wear. She is convinced that they were the reason she was unpopular, but Emelina tells her it's because the other students felt that she thought she was too good for them.

Codi will teach General Biology I and II. The contemporary appearance and behavior of the students surprise her. She introduces a human skeleton she has found in a basement as Mrs. Josephine Nash from Illinois. Codi is exhausted at the end of the day and comes home to find the Stitch and Bitch Club meeting in Emelina's house. Dosa Althea is the dominant force in the club.

Codi gets a letter from Hallie, who was in Chiapas, Mexico...