Chapter 13 Summary and Analysis

March arrives, bringing much needed warmth and sun. The warm weather also brings the return of the migrant workers. As truckload after truckload arrives, Anton becomes quieter and more reserved. Torey asks him if he misses that lifestyle. Anton explains that there is nothing about the migrant lifestyle for a person to miss. The change in his mood is the result of his realizing how much he has changed since the fall. Torey and Anton sit, contemplating all that has happened since the start of the school year. Both of them realize that, despite their numerous differences, they have both changed and been changed by each other.

Sheila is blossoming like the flowers outside. Each day she comes in and washes herself and brushes her teeth. She has made friends with Sarah and Guillermo, and she has even gone to play...