48 pages • 1 hour read
Criss Cross
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Chapters 26-38Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death.
Chapter 26 Summary: “Somewhere Else”
Debbie and Peter clean out Mrs. Bruning’s gutters and talk about living in different places. Peter is from California and explains that you “can be bored or interested anywhere” (258). They share different places they like to hang out in their respective hometowns before deciding to take a bus to a different town for fun.
Debbie and Peter buy bus tickets to New Bridge. In New Bridge, they visit a bakery and take a walk, studying the sights. Some things are familiar and some things are unfamiliar to Debbie. Meanwhile, the friends discuss different animals and philosophies. Peter shares what he recently learned from reading Siddartha. Debbie silently muses on what a perfect day she’s having. However, Peter returns to California just two days later.
Chapter 27 Summary: “Meanwhile, Elsewhere”
Hector walks past the bus station. It just rained and the walk is covered in worms. He considers writing a song about the worms on the sidewalk.
Chapter 28 Summary: “Mrs. Bruning”
Debbie returns to Mrs. Bruning’s. Her house seems different now that Peter is gone. While dusting, she studies a framed photo of Peter. Mrs. Bruning offers to give her a more recent one.
