book 3

In the end of book 2, Joseph, Victor's brother, had died and Victor's parents had given up. They didn't want to believe any more old mexican beliefs or indian beliefs. They yelled and got all angry when Victor tried to cheer them up by telling them that Shep, Joseph's dog, had gone with him in heaven. In book 3, Victor was told that he was going to flunk the fourth grade again. He wasn't going to flunk alone this time though.