This chapter is the conclusion to Warrior's Don't Cry. It begins with solving the problem of Mother Lois, who lost her job. To get it back, she wrote an article to the reporters telling them about her dilemma. She got her job back after that, when people all around called the school board saying that what they did was unfair, which I completely agree with. The next conflict was about Ernie's graduation and how the segregationists are trying to prevent it. He did graduate though, and all I could think about was how big of an achievement that was. Congrats!!! The chapter ends with Melba talking about her life after Central (she was also planning to go back next year; I felt proud) and all the awards she received and who she married, stuff like that. She ends it with a quote about God, and I thought it was a great ending due to how much of her religion really helped her get through this.

Both Chapters include much of the character, Link. At first, in Chapter 16, Melba keeps getting calls from him. He tells her things to avoid and is giving her vital information about the whereabouts of those who want to hurt her, and she is deciding whether she trusts him or not. She celebrates Easter, and I found it quite funny that we both gave up Soda for Lent. We are introduced to Nana Healey in this chapter, when Link mentions her during a phone call. I think she's going to be the reason Link is helping Melba because she is also colored. Nearing the end of the chapter, a hearing dealing with the post-poning of integration in Central will be held, and the judge is a segregationist making it an unfair hearing.
In Chapter 17 there is some foreshadowing when Link tells Melba something huge that the segregationists are planning. Link also brings Melba to Nana Healey's and she then decides that he does not have dark motives and that she should trust him (later on Grandmother India does too, which I think is an achievement). At the end of the Chapter, Mother Lois informs everyone that she won't be having a job due to the fact Melba is attending Central. It was the big thing Link was talking about and it has really impacted the story.

In this chapter, Melba returned Link's car, and her family is deciding wether they should trust him or not. Melba starts to trust him, and I think she should. I know he's a good guy because when she asked him why he helped her, he told her he wanted to save her because Andy wanted to kill her, and that just proves my point. Then at school, she is sitting alone at the cafeteria and finds Link with the "sideburners". She also noticed that there were people insulting her and they started throwing things. She continued using her grandmother's advice, which I love because what she says is something I would say. After lunch, she hears Link say, "Hey, I'm not gonna stay in detention hall every morning for a week just for a little nigger-beating pleasure." She does not like Link anymore. I disagree with her decision though, because I think Link is pretending just so he would save her from being hurt. He did in fact acknowledge her all the time and did help her by giving her his car, and now he's helping by not making the students beat her up.

In this chapter, Minnijiean was let back into the school, but was expelled because students lied about her saying she reacted again. I didn't think it was right and it made me realize the whole unfairness of this deal. Since Minnijean was gone, the segregationists went full force again, and Melba was beginning to feel depressed. She told her Grandmother, and she talk to Melba and helps her become tougher. I really like Grandma India. She's pretty rough but  it shows that she loves Melba and she gives really great advice. Melba started writing down what some students have done to her each day, and she got a name of an attacker, Andy. Her grandmother told her to reply with a "thank you" every time someone harasses her, and she has been doing that to Andy. I think it's a good thing to do, it's not necessarily fighting back, but it is, and it just gets them irritated. I'm just not sure what the reaction is. Will they be surprised and stop after a while, or will they just get angrier? One day she is being chased down by Andy, and is rescued by  a boy named Link, and I'm excited for the future part he has in Melba's story. I think he's a good guy and I hope he helps Melba in future cases.

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.