discipline

unsupervised

recreation

mourned

decaying

anchored

contracted

volunteered

Vocabulary

What did the three boys Tetsu saw on the first night, insist that Tetsu do?

Did Tetsu go with the boys?

Who did the boys meet at the canal?

What did they want to buy from the boy?

What happened to the boy who was holding out the money?

What did they other boys have to do?

Which hand did he find to get pulled out?

Did they get any pomegranates?

What did the boy say his name was?

Where did Tetsu's mom take a job?

What job did Tetsu have to do now that mom was at work?

What did Tetsu do when he got tired of waiting for Kimi to come out of the bathroom?

What special day was it for Tetsu?

What grades were Tetsu and Kimi in?

Why did Tetsu say he didn't eat with his mom and Kimi any more?

Why didn't Kyo come out to play catch and Tetsu had to play catch with Ben instead?

Summary

Tetsu gets dragged along to go for an adventure out in the desert. They are trying to buy some pomegranates at a place across a canal. The boy with the money falls in the water, and loses most of the money. Tetsu is the one who pulls him out. He says his name is George. Tetsu's mom gets a job working in the kitchen mainly to keep busy. So Tetsu gets the job of walking his sister to the bathroom, and carrying the pillowcase. Tetsu has a birthday in camp- he is in the eighth grade and Kimi is in the third grade. Tetsu plays catch with Ben because Kyo to pouting and staying in; the Yankees just lost the World Series 4 games to 2.