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Wendelin Van DraanenA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Summary
Part 1, Chapters 1-3
Part 1, Chapters 4-6
Part 1, Chapters 7-9
Part 1, Chapters 10-12
Part 1, Chapters 13-15
Part 1, Chapters 16-18
Part 1, Chapters 19-21
Part 1, Chapters 22-24
Part 1, Chapters 25-26
Part 2, Chapters 1-3
Part 2, Chapters 4-6
Part 2, Chapters 7-9
Part 2, Chapters 10-12
Part 2, Chapters 13-15
Part 3, Chapters 1-3
Part 3, Chapters 4-6
Part 3, Chapters 7-9
Part 3, Chapters 10-12
Part 3, Chapters 13-15
Part 3, Chapters 16-18
Part 3, Chapters 19-21
Part 3, Chapters 22-24
Part 4, Chapters 1-3
Part 4, Chapters 4-6
Part 4, Chapters 7-9
Part 4, Chapters 10-12
Part 4, Chapters 13-15
Part 4, Chapters 16-18
Part 5, Chapters 1-3
Part 5, Chapters 4-6
Part 5, Chapters 7-9
Part 5, Chapters 10-12
Part 5, Chapters 13-15
Character Analysis
Themes
Symbols & Motifs
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Jessica works with the hospital’s physical therapist, who teaches her a series of stretches and exercises that she will need to complete every day. The brief exercise exhausts her so much that she lies down on the bed and hopes the therapist will leave. A knock at the door reveals a surprise visit from Jessica’s best friend, Fiona, who is there at Jessica’s mother’s invitation.
Fiona gives Jessica a giant stuffed teddy bear, and Jessica is caught staring at her friend’s legs, thinking, “I never really realized how beautiful legs could be” (24). Fiona apologizes for wearing shorts and then bursts out crying and hugs Jessica. Fiona explains that she had tried to visit a few times before but was always turned away. Fiona doesn’t know what to say except that she misses Jessica and that she has been frightened for her friend.
When Jessica declares that she is “dying in here” (24), Fiona quickly corrects her by saying that she is thankful Jessica is alive. Lucy, another girl on the bus in the accident, was not so lucky. Jessica did not know about Lucy’s death, and this news causes her to have a flashback to the accident.
By Wendelin Van Draanen