Eight days since Bo got up the courage to open Jasper's hexaflexagon, now he's on his uncle's boat, out of service. Determined to begin righting her wrongs, Bo writes a letter to her dad.

It feels like the last five months has been night, interspersed by the light of the stars. I've been moving forward, searching always for the slow fade of dawn, but it hasn't come. I know grief is this way, walking in darkness till you realize in a sudden moment that the sun's been shining all around you.

After one of the worst afternoons of her new life Bo finds the courage to take a closer look at the hexaflexagon Jasper gave her in Oregon, but the words inside aren't quite what she expected. 

Oklahoma comes to have special meaning for Bo as she spends time with three of her cousins and explores two of the larger cities in the state.

Spending a few days in The Lone Star State, Bo has the opportunity to spend time with a childhood friend. Bringing up good memories of her earlier years, Bo is forced to realize she must let go of the future that will not be. 

Bo runs into an old friend while traveling through New Mexico and is reminded of the importance of having people in your life. Meanwhile, the hexaflexagon from Jasper becomes a greater temptation. 

Facing down the greatest fear since her mother's death, Bo must scrounge up what courage she has to face her own personal battle. But will the results leave her in a better place, or will they destroy the little strength she's mustered?

Sitting in her car, facing the border between Nebraska and Colorado, Bo must overcome the rift in her relationship with her dad, or choose to let go of the past altogether.

Trying to gain the courage necessary to return to Colorado, Bo explores Nebraska, enjoying Carhenge, Fort Kearny, and the Aerospace museum.

Bo meets a new friend who seems to understand her in a deeper way.  Reminiscent of Donovan and Darrah, of Meg and Tom, this new friend brings light to some of the darkness in Bo's life.