Chapters Nine and Ten Summary

Jennie gets herself some books from the library and begins reading late into the night since Jodie sleeps with the light on. As days turn into weeks, what seems so strange at first becomes routine. She, Jodie and Mrs. Spring go to Scissors for haircuts, and Mrs. Spring admits that it has been months since her last cut. Jennie can hardly believe it. When Jennie suggests that the hairdresser cut her hair short like Jodie's, Jodie steps in and begs her not to. Later at home, Jodie introduces her to Super Mario for the first time. It takes her a while to learn how to manipulate the character, but even then she can't keep up to Stephen and Jodie. For a whole afternoon, she forgets how miserable and lonely she is, and has fun with her siblings...