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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.
Essay Topics
Isaac’s story is broken up into short chapters. How does this structure impact how you read the story? What might Tingle’s intent be with the way he ends the narrative in certain chapters, such as Chapter 27?
Isaac introduces himself by talking about his family members. What does this say about the way Isaac sees himself? How does this connect to the theme of community?
Isaac is disappointed that he will not be able to do some things once he is a ghost. What things does he wish he would have been able to do? What message might Tingle be sending by making his protagonist a ghost?
