11 year old Donal lives with his grandma on the Double W ranch in Montana. When she has to have an operation, she sends Donal across the country to stay with his great-aunt and uncle, whom he doesn't know, in Wisconsin for the summer. Riding the dog bus (Greyhound to you and me!), Donal meets all sorts of interesting people, who he tries to get to sign his autograph book.
Once there, Donal does his best to fit in, but it's tough and he makes mistakes. One of my favorites is his description of a certain Montana festival to his aunt's bridge group. His aunt finally has had enough, and decides to send Donal back to Montana before the end of the summer. But who does Donal discover at the bus station? His uncle, Herman the German, who has decided to go along for the ride. We learn more about Herman along the way, and the characters that they meet during the ride are memorable. They do indeed, take the last bus to Wisdom, and their story comes to a satisfying conclusion.
This is the first book Iv'e read by Ivan Doig, and it won't be the last!
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