`` you mean -- '' `` we 're the kings of franklin grove middle school ! '' `` i can make ham and swiss for dinner , '' nana said , then frowned . `` your pores are the size of land mines , '' she said finally . i did n't understand it but what i did understand made me dig deeper . then they looked at where the trench was to be , sensing the make-up of the soil and rocks . he handed her a small white pill . the camp was messy and poorly laid out . 