Content Warning: The Chapter 37 and 39 Summaries reference a school shooting.

Caitlin and her father work diligently on finishing Devon’s Eagle Scout project. Although Caitlin does not know much of the jargon for woodworking, her father is patient with her and lets her help. After their first night working on the chest, Caitlin sneaks out of her bedroom and into Devon’s room. With the help of a flashlight, she signs SCOUT, her brother’s nickname for her, on the underside of the chest.

When her teacher announces a new group project, Caitlin immediately says she wants to be in a group this time. The class goes to the computer lab; they are to research their own state of Virginia as their project. The project will include lots of drawings, and Caitlin is happy about that.

Caitlin immediately assures her group that she is “probably the best artist in the state of Virginia” (191). When Josh, who is sitting at the table next to Caitlin’s group, asks to borrow a red marker, it is Caitlin who offers one. Then Caitlin starts drawing the state flower and tree, dogwood. When she is finished, her group thinks she must have traced it; the drawing is that good.