He is known as Junior on the Spokane Indian reservation he calls home, and Arnold at the all-white school Reardan in the nearby farm-town. Arnold/Junior Spirit leads a split existence once he decides that he needs to change schools in order to give himself the chance of escaping the poverty and alcoholism that he is surrounded by on the reservation. A book filled with tragedy manages to be uplifting and funny, with cartoons drawn by Arnold interspersed throughout. This young adult novel tells a universal coming-of-age story. This was also one of the Top Ten Challenged Books in 2010 according to ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom - a great reason to read it!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian
Labels:
coming-of-age,
fiction,
humor,
reviewed by MM,
young adult
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