The Lovely Bones

Part 3 of The Lovely Bones

Susie remembers hanging out with Ray for the first time, and meeting Ruth, after Ruth is harassed by teachers because of her realistic drawings of nude women. These things happened two weeks before she died. After Susie's death, Ruth spends lots of time in the cornfield in the early mornings. One day she meets Ray there, and they become friends.

Susie keeps a close eye on her killer. She learns that Mr. Harvey has dreams of killing women and children. She learns that he moved around a lot as a child, that his dad build strange buildings from scavenged material, and that his dad abandoned his mother on the side of the road when Harvey was a child.

Susie's funeral service takes place two months after her death. Susie's grandmother (Abigail Salmon's mom) Lynn has flown in for the service. Mr. Harvey shows up to the funeral. Lynn and Lindsey don't recognize who he is, but they realize he's Susie's killer.

In the summer of 1974, Susie watches as Lindsey and Samuel begin a sexual relationship at the Gifted and Talented Symposium. Susie also learns that Ruth desires women in a sexual way, and that Ruth has become devoted to writing poetry about Susie.