Read chapters 5-6
Content Summary for Teachers
Chapter 5
The chapter starts by showing us the Holbrook family's new home near the slaughterhouses in a poor area. They move into an old house and the bad smell in the neighborhood makes the kids sick.
Will and Mazie go to a new school, and their mom warns them to behave. They stand out because they're from the countryside. During recess, a boy named Smoky attacks Mazie on the playground. She fights back and gets in trouble with the teacher. Even her brother Will disowns her.
The family visits their old friends, the Bedners, who are doing well in a nicer part of town. Anna feels tired and hopeless, and her attempts to make the house look...
