These paragraphs were pretty short and quick, but some important events did occur. In chapter 12, Melba was celebrating her sweet sixteen. No one except for Vince showed up, and even he wanted to be somewhere else. Apparently her friends were to scared to go. To be honest, I really can't blame them, those segregationists are hella crazy, but they should have at least told her straightforward that they were scared so she wouldn't have been hurt like she was. Minnijean stood up to some white boys and spilled chili on them. She got suspended and that frightened the other 8   because the students kept chanting, "One nigger down and 8 to go." I feel quite proud on Minnijean's part, but I am also very worried about the consequences it caused.
In the beginning of chapter 13, a women's sorority, The National Organization of Delta Sigma Theta, thanked the nine. It was the first time their people congratulated them for their courage. In the end, she explained what she did during Christmas. Her father celebrated it with them which I thought was nice. Little Rock came to be one of the top ten stories and during New Year's she wrote down her resolutions.

In chapter 10, Melba decided to spend her weekend trying to do "normal things". She avoided anything about Central, which I thought was pretty smart because this whole integration thing is so big and if I was in her shoes I would do the same thing. Also, Vince and her went on a date and I thought that was a little cutesy moment, and it did bring back some of her "old life" back. Governor Faubus' guard came back and at the moment went the 101st soldiers weren't there. This chapter also had a lot of harmful actions that the students did to Melba. First, they threw flaming paper-balls at her in the bathroom stall, then they hung and set on fire a straw figure symbolizing that it was one of the nine, and at the end, someone sprayed acid in Melba's face, almost making her blind. I was kind of sad though because she kept mentioning nice little things some students did, but when they set a fire, I was disappointed because I thought that maybe they would start being kind.
In the beginning of chapter 11, there was a meeting with the nine students and some student segregationists. Melba (and I) were hoping that they would all speak their minds and maybe change the students attitudes to the nine. Unfortunately, that did not happen. The 101st cut back and that made me confused because why? Did they think the nine students will be safe? Did they not see that mob? Anyway, since the 101st were gone, Melba got a new attitude and became tougher, which I really like. I learned that the teachers of Central also didn't care for the nine and I'm worried that it might ruin the whole integration thing. Maybe to solve it they should place a hardcore integrationist in the school. In the end of the chapter, it was Thanksgiving and Melba gave herself an insult by not thinking before speaking and the 101st soldiers are gone for good. 

Chapter 8 was about Melba's second day at Central High. The president sent in his troops, the Screaming Eagles Division of the 101st. They held back the outrageous mob. Each of the nine students received bodyguards, and Melba's bodyguard was Danny. Many students did hold back their nasty insults because of the soldiers and the bodyguard, but at one point in the chapter they threw a flying stick of dynamite at her, and I'm convinced they are trying to kill her or something. At lunch some white girls did talk and act kind to her, which I thought was kind. In the end of the chapter, a reporter with the name Stan asked her if she could write an article telling them what she thought. I believe writing these articles were the beginning of her writing career. 
Chapter 9 was about Melba's third day at Central High. Danny and the soldier didn't enforce as much just to see if she was able to handle it on her own, and also because it was Friday. There was a pep rally that day and that frightened Melba because there will be a stadium full of white students and she didn't have the protection of Danny. Earlier that day she was kicked around by a couple of students without Danny doing anything, and we both found out that he wasn't allowed to fight with the other students. During the pep rally she was choked by a boy. She told Danny afterwards and he informed her that she should learn to defend herself. She also mentions things like: "I couldn't imagine a 101st trooper crying or moping when he got hurt" and "...that's what it meant to be a soldier---to survive," which I think is the start of her beginning to think and act like a warrior.

Chapter 6 was a pretty short chapter, but it was an important part of the story. It was event of the court hearing, the hearing which was about Governor Faubus' troops who prevented the nine students from entering Central High School. The part I found most interesting was the group who were representing Governor Faubus, who left the courtroom in the middle of the hearing. I'm still not sure why they left. Were they able to? Was it allowed?  In the end though, the judges decision was to allow the students to enter the school because "There is no real evidence here that we shouldn't proceed with the court-ordered integration of Central High School."[Judge Ronald Davies, pg. 68]
Chapter 7 was a lengthy chapter and was filled with many events which I found absurd. It was Melba's first day at Central High. A mob of angry and aggressive segregationists were at the front of the school, chanting and throwing insults. The part of the chapter I found scary was when the mothers climbed over the fence and chased down Melba. I think that was crazy. What was their purpose in climbing the fence? It's like they wanted to kill her. The students were also very horrid, calling her names and telling her she smelled bad. I was worried about Thelma, who had that secret heart problem, and I have a feeling that might affect her sometime in the rest of the book. When Melba and the other 8 students were leaving the school, I wanted the driver to run some people in the mob over or at least injure them cause that mob was just full of maniacs and it was plain out CHAOS. One good thing I actually liked from this chapter was Melba's article. It seemed like that was the start of her writing career and I thought that was pretty neat.