San Diego, Summer Before Sophomore Year (pp. 18-21) Summary

Steve spends most of the summer with his mother in San Diego, while Sarah spends most of the summer with her father in Houston. Steve does yard work and saves up a large amount of cash, which he uses to buy a car. At the end of the summer, he drives to Houston, accompanied by his mother. His father refuses to see his ex-wife, and after a few days Sarah and Steve's mother depart for San Diego. As Sarah packs to leave, some of her newly made friends visit and wish her farewell. Steve will later come to realize that one of these friends is Wanda "Dub" Varner.

San Diego, Summer Before Sophomore Year (pp. 18-21) Analysis

This brief section continues to develop the characters of Steve and Sarah...