After being transferred to a new school Victor and los vatos began the second grade at a school in which he considered awful because of the treatment the teachers gave to Mexican kids. At that school he met Whitakin, a new kid at school whose parents owned a bakery and would always share his cream puffs with Victor before riding their bikes to school. He also met Gus, a Texan kid who introduced him and the school to playing marbles.Victor was not good at playing marbles so he asked his brother Joseph for techniques. Joseph taught him what voting was about and insisted he wait two weeks before he played against Gus. When he finally played Gus. he won at first, but then lost due to the fact that he did not know how to play with big circles.After receiving more techniques from his brother Victor played Gus again winning more marbles but letting him win more so he could come back to play. Victor was amazed of all the good strategies his brother knew that he had learned from his father.
Chpt. 9
At school Victor learned how to multiply and became a math genius, yet when the teacher asked for students to read aloud he was shy because of his trouble with reading. He bribed several classmates to volunteer to read for a nickle so they wouldn't call on him, but one day Mrs. Morlo, the teacher, noticed and convinced him to stay after school for extra reading time. Though, Victor tried to understand to read he did not succeed and was told he would have to repeat the third grade. One rainy day while Victor and Gus were headed to school they encountered many snails and a lizard that they stepped on and set on fire. That night Victor imagined a big lizard and a frog he believed would eat him. He was told he had to ask God for forgiveness and so he prayed so that his he could be free of guilt.
Chpt. 10
When Victor's family house was completed, a man came looking for the owner of the mansion. Victors father lied, telling the man that the owner was very important and he was just a worker. He invited Ford to the celebration "his boss" was throwing. The next morning they had to slaughter the steer, Joseph was feeling weak but he asked his brother to not tell anyone of how he was feeling. The day of the celebration Victor began to realize people called his dad the Al Capone of the West, and he began to think his father was a bad guy. Though he was curious, he payed no much attention to it and began to celebrate like everyone else.
Chpt. 11
Two weeks after the party, two men from Carlsbad barrio came where they lived looking for Victors dad claiming he was a trader for now wanting to be with the white people. They were insulting him in front of his children but he was still calm about it and offered them whiskey. The men were discouraged to be given a "women drink" and did not appreciate the bottle so Victors dad smashed the bottle into one of the guys face. As the others tried to start a fight, the two cowboys came supporting Victor's dad with their guns telling the, to get off his land and so they did.
Chpt. 12
In chapter 12, Victor's brother is sent to Scripps Hospital because he was sick from his liver. He had been getting the wrong treatment from his previous doctor. Victor was afraid his brother would die, and hearing his mother plead for God to take her instead of Joseph he became sad. He didn't want no one from his family to die. He believed that if God had to take someone it should be him because he was unworthy. His father had a talk with him and told him God was not going to take anyone.
Chpt. 10
When Victor's family house was completed, a man came looking for the owner of the mansion. Victors father lied, telling the man that the owner was very important and he was just a worker. He invited Ford to the celebration "his boss" was throwing. The next morning they had to slaughter the steer, Joseph was feeling weak but he asked his brother to not tell anyone of how he was feeling. The day of the celebration Victor began to realize people called his dad the Al Capone of the West, and he began to think his father was a bad guy. Though he was curious, he payed no much attention to it and began to celebrate like everyone else.
Chpt. 11
Two weeks after the party, two men from Carlsbad barrio came where they lived looking for Victors dad claiming he was a trader for now wanting to be with the white people. They were insulting him in front of his children but he was still calm about it and offered them whiskey. The men were discouraged to be given a "women drink" and did not appreciate the bottle so Victors dad smashed the bottle into one of the guys face. As the others tried to start a fight, the two cowboys came supporting Victor's dad with their guns telling the, to get off his land and so they did.
Chpt. 12
In chapter 12, Victor's brother is sent to Scripps Hospital because he was sick from his liver. He had been getting the wrong treatment from his previous doctor. Victor was afraid his brother would die, and hearing his mother plead for God to take her instead of Joseph he became sad. He didn't want no one from his family to die. He believed that if God had to take someone it should be him because he was unworthy. His father had a talk with him and told him God was not going to take anyone.
Where is chapter 13?
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