Lakeside School

Lakeside School is a prospective destination in the novel’s later family arrangements: Lincoln is accepted, and Elgie hopes Bee will attend in the fall. The school’s anticipated place in their lives influences Audrey’s plans for a new home, while Bee’s possible enrollment remains unresolved.

Lincoln’s Acceptance and Audrey’s Plans

Audrey reports that Lincoln has been accepted to Lakeside School. She treats the acceptance as a reason to reconsider where the family should live: since Lakeside will be central to their lives for the next four years, she decides Queen Anne no longer needs to anchor them and looks instead toward Madison Park, which she considers closer to both the school and Microsoft. Elgie agrees to the move on the condition that the new house require no construction.

Bee’s Possible Enrollment

Lakeside also enters the discussion of Bee’s education. Elgie wants Bee to attend in the fall, after she has resisted returning to Galer Street School and refused to join the weekly dinners at Audrey’s home. The account establishes this as Elgie’s wish, not as a completed enrollment; Bee’s choice and the outcome remain unsettled. Set beside Lincoln’s acceptance, the proposal makes Lakeside a possible point of continuity for the family even as Bee’s separation from familiar routines complicates that prospect.