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This was a really great read, very fast (as YA novels tend to be for many adult readers) but very engaging. Alexie tells us the story of Arnold Spirit, who decides to go off the rez for high school. We follow his freshman year as he learns to navigate being a double outsider -- the only Indian at his white high school, and as someone who has 'left the rez' even though he still lives there. A great story, simultaneously full of fun (the main characters are 15 year old boys after all) and pain, bu
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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.
I'm a HUGE fan. I LOVE this book. There aren't that many books where I can honestly say I laughed out loud, but this is one of those. At the same time, it is heartwarming and has a unique depth.
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May 28, 2016
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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!
A great insight into a little spoken about and oft forgotten part of Americana. I think anyone would have a lot to learn from this story.
Oct 14, 2013
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Dec 11, 2013
Elizabeth
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Sep 10, 2014
Marci
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