Two Roads#4

Cal and his Pop talk for a bit, before exiting the train and going into the forest to get away from the soldiers guarding the town. Cal sees a man who is asleep on the train car and wakes him so he won’t get in trouble. Cal and his dad sneak around in the forest for a while, until they come across a camp for bos.  They meet the mayor, who everyone calls Cap. He seems to know who Cal’s dad is, and says they are definitely welcome here. Cap tells them they are going to make some food for everyone, and they start to make a fire and some soup for all the rest of the bos in the camp. After they are done, Cal and his dad go to the river to clean the pot and cups. They sit down by the side of the river, and Pop starts to talk more to Cal about being Indian.

Two Roads #3

Cal and his Pop get onto a train. For a few seconds, they relax as they ride along. Cal’s dad then sees people he recognizes, Professor and Boney. He tells Cal that in the war Professor was just that. Cal’s dad and Professor worked together. Cal goes to sleep and wakes up to bacon and potatoes. After eating, his dad tells him he’s going to Washington and Cal is going ‘Indian School.’

Two Roads #2

Cal’s dad and he decline Red’s offer and Cal tells him they are what are called ‘hobos.’ They say they could instead do some work, and he agrees. He says to tell his wife to give Cal some cornbread. They go to his house, do the work, and take the cornbread. They find a house that Cal’s dad is looking for that was safe for them, but new signs say that the house owner became unfriendly, and has a gun. Cal’s dad still goes up, and apparently knows the house owner. He and the woman, whose name is Edith, knew each other from the war. He and her husband worked together. She lets them in and tells them she’s been unfriendly because her knife, cooking pot, and two chickens were stolen. Cal’s dad and he set off to find the rouge bo. They track him from the chicken coop.

Two Roads

New Book-Two Roads,  by Joseph Bruchac

There is a boy named Cal who is on a journey with his veteran father. They lost their farm due to their bank failing, and Cal’s school closed down. His father tells the story of the war he was into his son, and Cal’s imagination drifts off to what he believes happened. They set up camp and some snares for rabbits when an older gentleman rides up on a horse. He seems to recognize Cal’s dad as a veteran, and they speak about what division they were assigned. Cal’s dad explains where they were going, and the older man says that it is twenty miles from where they are. The man tells them where to go, but says in half a mile, is his place. His wife is there, and to tell her Red Campbell sent them, and she’d help them more than he could.