Grapes of Wrate - Chapters 9 - 13

Chapter nine was another chapter like the one about selling cars. There were no characters in it that we knew, just random people talking. This one was about all the families going through and selling their stuff. When they went to sell their belongings they never got as much as they asked for. For instance, the Joads only received $18 for all the belongings they sold.
In Chapter ten Al and Tom come back from selling their belongings and they also bring back Ruthie, Winfield, Rose of Sharon, and Connie. They then had a family meeting in which they decided that there would be room for the preacher to go along with them to California. Their original plan was to pack up and leave the following morning, but Uncle John finally suggested that they pack up tonight and leave. They packed and loaded the truck throughout the night, and when morning came they were finally ready to go. Well, all but grandpa. When it came down to actually leaving Grandpa declared that he wasn't going. The Joads knew they couldn't just leave him there, so they drugged him with cough syrup, and when he fell asleep they put him in the truck with the rest of them and took off for California.
In the next two chapters it explains how empty everything is once everyone is gone. How the wildlife starts to inhabit the houses and how the wind was beginning to destroy them by tearing off the shingles one after another. It then explains how Al had to constantly be listening to the car to make sure it was going to make it to the next town. He would always be trying to figure out whether something was loose or broken, or whether it was just fine.
In Chapter 13 they make their first stop at a gas station to fill -up and let everyone out to stretch and drink water. This is when grandpa finally wakes up and realizes that they took him with after he had demanded to stay. The only dog they brought also gets out, but runs into the highway and is hit by a car. After a short stop they hit the road again. As soon as it is starting to get dark though, they stop next to another car and decide to make camp. Shortly after stopping Grandpa doesn't feel very well and is taken to lie down in the Wilson's tent. After a few moments the preacher comes out of the tent and announces that Grandpa has passed away due to a stroke. They have a burial for him and leave a note in a bottle explaining who he is and what happened. Finally, the Joads and the Wilsons decide that if they made the journey together they could really help each other out. The Joads would help out the Wilsons by keeping their car running, and the Wilsons could help out the Joads by taking some of their belongings and by having room for a few of the kids to ride in their car too.