A Year Down Yonder The Home Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

I'd make my way to school every morning lost in thought. By now I knew who lived in every house along the way. I knew this town as I'd never known Chicago. (7.5)

At the beginning of the book, Mary Alice is convinced (in the way that only a teenager can be) that she'll never like being in Grandma Dowdel's small, hokey town. But by the end, she feels like she knows and understands this place better than Chicago. What happened?