Halimeda "Hallie" Noline Timeline and Summary
MoreHalimeda "Hallie" Noline Timeline and Summary
- Hallie takes off for Nicaragua in an absurdly loaded Toyota pickup. She's like a reverse Beverly Hillbilly.
- Hallie stops in Mexico and admires a shrimp salesman.
- Hallie gets to Nicaragua and gets to work. She's super good at it, and she's going to help the commune grow much more cotton. She's also getting mighty close to a dude named José. They like talking about literacy and taking donkey rides together.
- Hallie writes her sister pretty much daily letters, including one in which she tells Codi off with the ire of a thousand ireful men.
- Hallie witnesses the deaths of three girls at the hands of U.S. Armed Forces on loan to the contras.
- Hallie gets kidnapped by the contras, who eventually execute her.
- Hallie is buried in Nicaragua, at her own request.