Two Roads

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.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Bruchac
• Publisher: Puffin USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780735228870
• ISBN: 978-0-7352-2887-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Native American, Relating to Native American people / First Americans