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If I could give this book 1,000,000 stars I would. SO GOOD.
Wow. This is my first Sherman Alexie book, and I loved it! So much painful stuff happens to the main character Arnold, and yet he deals with everything with such humor. Of course, after reading the book I went right to the official website, which was, yup you guessed it: shermanalexie.com. Reading his biography, I found out that while the book is fiction, many of the things that Arnold experiences were also part of Sherman's life. It was a really touching book, full of emotions about being an ou
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An amazing voice. Touching, funny, truthful, real. I listened to it on a PlayAway from the library, read by the author. I pretty much listened to the whole thing straight, 5 hours.
Great appeal to kids and adults. A wonderful experience.
Great appeal to kids and adults. A wonderful experience.
Jun 24, 2008
Maria
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it was amazing
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family,
racism,
love,
reservation,
tribe,
friends,
alcoholism,
strength,
poverty,
ya-fiction
Jun 06, 2017
Cynthia Dana
marked it as to-read
Apr 08, 2018
Leigh
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Jan 01, 2021
Anne Brown
marked it as to-read
