How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story

Tim Tingle

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

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Chapters 1-3

Chapters 4-7

Chapters 8-11

Chapters 12-17

Chapters 18-27

Chapters 28-29

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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?