out west

Chicago

Indiana

wherever the wind takes him

Howie's music teacher

Mr. Grondowski's oldest child

Josh's friend from school

a lady on the street the boys met

mid west during the dust bowl

mid west during the Great depression

Chicago in the early 1930's

in a car headed out west

asked to go with Josh to deliver papers

ran away with Josh & Howie

gave a stray cat milk

sang along with Howie fro loose change

He didn't love his family

He didn't have musical talent like Josh & his father so he hated music

he didn't wan to work to provide for the family

he was tired & frustrated that he couldn't provide for his family the way he felt he needed to & that lead to his anger in the home

Joey gets lost

The boys meet a hobo

Josh, Howie, & Joey end up out west

Howie dies