Graduation
- It's the day of the Westhaven Middle School graduation: Corinna's officially done with eighth grade.
- Her dad asks her if she'd like to pick out a piece of her mom's jewelry as a present, and she chooses a silver pendant with Japanese characters.
- The ceremony is tough, obviously. Corinna blinks back lots of tears, as does her friend Yasmine, the girl from group whose dad died in Afghanistan.
- Miss Beatty tells Corinna she's sorry she won't be her teacher anymore.
- Corinna and her dad pose for a picture. She's survived not only the ceremony, but middle school itself.