Chapter 17 Summary

On Monday morning, Jazz's dad dropped everyone off at school. When Antonia and Jazz meet for their peer counseling session, Jazz remarks how much she likes Antonia's brothers. She tries to get Antonia to talk about her mom, but she refuses and instead asks Jazz about her mom. Jazz talks about an incident where her mom called the cops on her after she had been out late. Jazz sees it as a way for her mom to control everything, but Antonia suggests that maybe her mom is afraid that Jazz will change.

Since Antonia is still staying with Jazz, she waits for her after school and they go home together. When they arrive, they see that someone is there waiting for them. They find out it is Karen Millbrook, who works for Social Services.

Chapter 17 Analysis

One of Antonia's biggest fears comes to...