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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Start date
July 2, 2016
Finish date
July 5, 2016

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Carol
Junior is an Indian geek. This is his coming of age story. Life on the reservation is tough. People are poor, people are hungry, people are drunk, people die. A brutal look at what it is like to live on a reservation today. Junior (Arnold Spirit) discusses love and laughter and family on the reservation. Alcoholism is a huge overriding issue on the reservations today. Every death discussed in this book has alcoholism at it's core. Junior experiences adolescent angst and not fitting in with the w ...more
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