![]() ![]() I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. ![]() As Junior overcomes school difficulties and home tragedies, he slowly begins to realize that his identity is much larger than either Indian or white. Instantly he becomes an outcast on the reservation for "going white", while simultaneously struggling to gain acceptance from his white school peers. Creative and smart, Junior pursues his dream of a better life by transferring from the reservation school to Reardon, the larger high school in an all-white farming community 22 miles away. Fortunately, he has a best friend, Rowdy, who looks out for him, and parents who, although alcoholics like most of the adult population of the reservation, are loving and supportive. Junior was born with encephalitis and other medical problems which make him a target for the other kids on the reservation who regularly bully him. Based in large part on Alexie's own experiences, this coming-of-age story is incredibly touching and uplifting, as well as edifying for those of us not familiar with modern life on an Indian reservation. Show More a New York Times Notable Book for 2007. ![]()
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