In June, Mrs. Baker takes the class on their yearly trip. Camping. Mrs. Baker hates camping, but does it just for her husband who will be home soon. Holling reads "Much Ado About Nothing", he realized that in real life people don't fall out of love instantly but gradually, and that happiness comes in different forms and may not always happen. Booby Kennedy was shot and killed. this caused jus as much dread as to when MLK Jr. was shot and died as well. He and Heather walk to Saint Adelbert's to light candles, but Kennedy dies the following morning. Holling and Heather hold one another and cry.
On Thursday, Holling and his class are taken on a journey on the Catskill Mountains to where they will camp.All the students hiked up the mountain until they arrived at their campsite. Holling ws given the job to hold all utensils for the campers. As Holling continued to walk up the mountain, he felt the bag getting lighter and lighter. When they arrived at their destination, Holling dug a hole to set up for a fire, until Mrs. Sidman opened up the bag and noticed all the utensils were gone. Mrs. Sidman thought of a punishment for Holling, to wash all dishes. meryll offered to help him as well. The next day everyone was swimming. Mrs. Sidman was trying to tell ghost stories, but they were just not scary the least bit. The next day everything was wet an damp since it rained last night. But it was time to go home and prepare for Danny Hupfer's bar mitzvah. Meryl Lee, Holling and Danny sat together during the ceremony, but Holling's family was not at there. His father was there to pick him up. Holling apparently aggravated his father since he is a jerk and made him drive off in anger. Holling would just walk home. Holling went back inside and began to dance with Meryl lee. When Holling talked to mrs. Baker, he realized this year wasn't so bad after all and had a great time this year at Camillo Junior High.
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In May, the school begins to start the atomic bomb drills. The seventh grade also goes on a class field trip to architectural points in Long island since Mrs. baker spilled some cider and the class had to evacuate. Outside of school, Hollings varsity team (of the eighth graders) are still mad at Holling for his win. At home, Mr. Hoodhood is given an update on Mr. kowalski how he is getting the opportunity to redesign Yankee Stadium. Mr. Hoodhood is furious ad doesn't know what to do. Mr Hoodhood and Holling's sister agree about college again. It's getting worse by the day. She now eats in her room, she won't come out of her room, and is barely talking to anyone in her family. Mr. Hoodhood drives home a new car.
One day, Holling's sister leaves a note that says she ran away with her boyfriend to California to find herself and what she wants to do with her life. Holling is worried on what his sister will do. A couple nights after Holling's gets a call in the middle of the night from his sister saying she's broke and wants to go home. So Holling goes to bank and cashes in his savings to pay for his sisters bus ride back home. Mr. Hoodhood told Holling that Meryl Lee and her family may be moving since Mr. Kowalski and is associates ran to of business, Mrs. Baker coaches Holling for his varsity track since she was an olympic athlete a long time ago. During Social studies class, everyone was informed that Martin Luther King had been shot and killed. Mrs. Baker took Holling to a Yankees baseball game since his lame dad did not agree to take him. Holling had a month off Shakespeare due to track.
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