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For the 2017 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge: #16 Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
This one makes frequent appearances on ALA's Top Ten Most Challenged Books Lists:
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And a trusted librarian friend calls it "simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious":
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This one makes frequent appearances on ALA's Top Ten Most Challenged Books Lists:
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlyc...
And a trusted librarian friend calls it "simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious":
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ...more
I love this book! Witty, sarcastic, but thought provoking- a rare gem especially in YA area. Also, this is the first book I've read witha Native American narrator. I've read this for banned books week but true, you should rread it anytime!
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I read this book in conjunction with a group of 6th/7th grade students reading it for a literature class. Unlike many of the students, I could relate to Junior. Junior is a bright high school student who leaves the reservation to go to the white high school in a nearby town. While Junior and I don't bear much resemblance on the surface - I'm not native american, nor male, nor cartoonist, nor basketball player - I could relate to the desire to leave a dysfunctional family situation for the hope o
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This is a wonderful book. You find yourself laughing and crying along. It is difficult to read about the trials but you love the people and you find yourself cheering on this character who has everything in the world going against him. I love the illustrations in this story and see it as a great read for a comic book fan needing a good chapter book. High School.
This book is an option for my 8th grade students to read for their book talks. I read it to see what all the fuss was about - the kids were crazy in love with the main character and talked about him like he was real. After the first chapter, I could see why they felt that way. Great read, heart-breakingly awesome.
Absolutely perfect. I recommend listening to the audio book read by Sherman Alexie because storytelling works best orally, and he narrates his own experiences so beautifully. The teenage boy perspective is hilarious and painfully awkward and goofy all at once. And he mentions Ponderosa pine trees, which made me super homesick. The end.
May 28, 2016
Megan
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A story of a teenage boy choosing to leave the reservation to get a better education, and all the guilt and hope that comes with it. This book felt so real - it was clear that there was a significant amount of autobiography here. I appreciated learning more about the Native American teenage experience. I think people from many groups will be able to relate to this story of otherness: Junior was shunned by his own people for wanting a better life for himself, and was never really able to fit in w
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This book is fantastic! Honest, funny, heartbreaking and just overall a great story. The ending was perfect. Highly recommend. Awesome illustrations, too!
Well that's a beautiful goddamn book.
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Rivkah
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