Ending of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie

Discuss the ending of the book--
Did you like the ending?  Why/why not?  What do you wish the author had done differently?  How did you feel about what happened with Samantha?
 
Choose one or two questions to respond to--and form a response that is backed up by details.  Feel free to make any outside connections (compare to another book or song, compare to your life...)