Describe how each of the Calendar sisters, in different ways, assumed a mother-like role in Lily's life and how being in this circle of females transformed Lily.

• August becomes a mother figure for Lily.

• June initially serves as an antagonist to Lily, but over the course of the novel, their relationship changes.... the become like sisters.

• All of the sister teach Lily what it is to be a part of a supportive family.

• May brings out Lily's protectiveness, she teaches her what it means to care for someone else.