65 pages 2 hours read

Kathi Appelt

The Underneath

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

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Chapters 51-75Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 51 Summary

In their hut with the Caddo, Hawk Man and Night Song have a baby girl, whom they adore. Hawk Man’s daughter grabs his finger and touches his chin; he’s overwhelmed with love and devotion.

Chapter 52 Summary

Night Song makes pottery containers and jars, including jars for the dead featuring a hummingbird on the side; hummingbirds are the messengers between the world of the living and the world of the dead, as the Caddo know.

The jar that contains grandmother doesn’t have a hummingbird etched on the side.

Chapter 53 Summary

Sabine dreams of leaving the Underneath, but she won’t leave Ranger alone.

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