He faces the poverty, discrimination, and alcoholism that affects most of the families on the rez, but Junior also has unique struggles related to brain damage that began for him at birth. It’s that good.Ībout the book: Arnold Spirit, an aspiring comic artist and known on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington state simply as Junior, is a 14 year-old boy who comes up against the expected path for the rest of his life and and decides to fight for something more. Not only did I read the entire book avidly in two sittings, but I began to think I should go back to some of the pieces I hadn’t liked years ago and try them again. However, once I picked up The Absolutely True Diary, I simply couldn’t put it down. I’ve always believed Alexie had important things to say, and while I’ve appreciated his points, his writing style gave me a headache. But when a friend recommended his YA book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, I had to give him another try. I hadn’t been a big fan of Sherman Alexie’s writing after studying excerpts of his work in school.
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