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There's an interview with Ellen Forney who did the cartoons in the book. They were pretty good. There's also a discussion guide.

Junior's sister dies. Everybody cries, including Junior's friend Rowdy, but Junior couldn't.

Junior's sister dies. Everybody cries, including Junior's friend Rowdy, but Junior couldn't.

A quote from the book: "We Indians have lost everything. We lost our native lands, we lost of languages, we lost our songs and dances. We lost each other. We only know how to lose and be lost."

Rowdy knocks Junior unconscious during a basketball game. Coach stays up with Junior all night in the hospital.

Junior's main squeeze is Penelope. Because Penelope had publicly declared that Junior was cute enough to ALMOST date, all of the other girls in school decided he was cute, too.

Junior, the main character, loves school and geometry class (ugh). Mr. P. is only four feet tall, weighing fifty pounds, in Junior's world. Kind of funny so far.