The author of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie uses chapter titles to lighten the mood, foreshadows the chapter, and shows how important Jeffrey is to Steven. One use of the chapter titles is that they help add a humorous tone to the novel. For example, one of the chapter names is “A Man’s Journey” (Sonnenblick). The chapter title sounds silly and goofy. You most likely wouldn’t guess that the chapter says, “There were sick kids everywhere一walking with IV poles, playing games, lying in beds, watching TV, sleeping.” The chapter title lightens the mood and if the title wasn’t as cheerful or funny you may or may not have liked this book with it’s depressing demeanor. In addition to making the mood a little less gloomy, chapter titles also hint