| Two Roads Contributor(s): Bruchac, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0735228876 ISBN-13: 9780735228870 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2019297785 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.56 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Religious Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 198100 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A boy discovers his Native American heritage in this Depression-era tale of identity and friendship by the author of Code Talker It's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after losing their farm in the Great Depression. Cal likes being a knight of the road with Pop, even if they're broke. But then Pop has to go to Washington, DC--some of his fellow veterans are marching for their government checks, and Pop wants to make sure he gets his due--and Cal can't go with him. So Pop tells Cal something he never knew before: Pop is actually a Creek Indian, which means Cal is too. And Pop has decided to send Cal to a government boarding school for Native Americans in Oklahoma called the Challagi School. At school, the other Creek boys quickly take Cal under their wings. Even in the harsh, miserable conditions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school, he begins to learn about his people's history and heritage. He learns their language and customs. And most of all, he learns how to find strength in a group of friends who have nothing beyond each other. |