This summary provides an overview of the key events and characters in 3 sentences: The chapter introduces Chant, the new plantbaby of the Family Plantsim, and follows the stories of various household members, including Adam getting fired from his teaching job for reporting another teacher's unethical practices. Myrna, Adam, and Buttercup age up while the twins Leila and Lisa leave for university, though some have trouble sleeping after they depart. The chapter ends by teasing that the next will have more plot events involving Jo and Cecil.