Other Reading from Friday, November 7

In addition to finishing "Presumed Innocent", I started and finished a book called "Eggs" by Jerry Spinelli. This is the story of a boy named David whose mother dies from slipping on a wet floor with no wet floor sign. Because of this, he carries around a little purple turtle as a memento of her and never breaks any rules. He even makes up his own rules to not break. Also, the day before she died she promised him that they would go see the sunrise together the next morning, so now he refuses to see the sun rise. At the time of his mother's death, he moved to live with his grandmother, who he resents greatly. His dad works in Connecticut --  a long way from where he now lives. He meets a girl named Primrose, whose mother is a "crackpot" palm reader. They form an unexpected and shaky friendship. Primrose is so annoyed by her mother that she sleeps in a car with no wheels in the driveway, which gets egged daily, just to escape her. Primrose shows David to a man named Refrigerator John, who has a bad leg but a hospitable attitude. To get money, Primrose searches peoples' trashes and sells things at the flea market.  They go on numerous adventures, including one to Philadelphia to discover the mystery of the "waving man". He just sits on the corner and waves at people passing by all day long. On the way, they encounter a dam where Primrose leads him to in order to watch the sunrise. At first he refuses, but then allows himself to see it, using Primrose as his motherly figure. They are found by the police soon after this moment, and they are brought back home where David's grandmother, David's father, Primrose's mother, and Refrigerator John are awaiting their safe arrival. Upon this moment David's father pledges to spend more time with him, and David also realizes that his grandmother wants the best for him. Everything seems right with the world, so they plan a party.