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Tim TingleHow I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 18-27Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 18 Summary: “Trail of Tears”
When Isaac and Joseph are walking back to the councilmen, Joseph sees a deer and tells Isaac he is going hunting. After Joseph goes after the deer, Isaac hears rustling in the leaves of the tree above him and sees a wolf. Joseph returns to see the wolf attacking Isaac. Joseph turns into a panther and fights the wolf off, but Isaac is already dead. The ghosts of Old Man and Old Woman comfort the ghost of Isaac and tell him that he should talk to Joseph. Isaac does, and Joseph is relieved to still be able to talk to him. Joseph returns to tell Isaac’s family what has happened and leads them to Isaac’s body. Mother and Father wrap Isaac’s body in a blanket, Father carries him back to camp, and they resume walking.
