CHAPTER NINETEEN

Summary

Christmas comes and goes without incident though Pharoah stays up all night on the 30th so he'll be exhausted on New Year's Eve and sleep through the celebratory shooting of guns. Pharoah continues to work the games at the stadium and saves all his money for tickets to the Boys Club annual talent show. He and Lafeyette never miss going. The show is as old as the club itself and has produced some real talent over the years. The rock group Earth, Wind, and Fire all grew up in Horner and got their start at the talent show. The show begins really well, but eventually, Lafeyette wanders away with a friend. They swipe straws from the concession stand and blow spit wads at young girls. All around are people having a great time, even the.......

Notes

This chapter emphasizes how focused Pharoah has become over the spelling bee. He had made the promise the.......

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