Part 3, Chapter 14 Summary

It's now summertime and school is out until September. Colin, now 11 years old, finds a job working on a farm during the day. He works with older men, cutting and bundling September grain, working from sunup past sundown and must ride a bicycle to and from home, which takes him one hour each way.

On the farm, Colin seems to do most of the work while the older men lounge in the shade. It is hot, sweaty, tiring work but Colin perseveres to earn money for the family. When he returns home from his first day on the job, Ellen is shocked at his appearance; he's covered in dust and sweat and his hands are bleeding. Harry and Ellen had no idea what their son was up to during the day, but they do now.

One day, as he's working in...