![]() ![]() The book continues talking about hardships, friendships, tragedies, stereotypes, and so much more. He couldn’t relate to anyone and felt like an outsider. The only Indian at his new school was the team mascot. Once Junior left the reservation he faced more racism and discrimination than ever before. This meant he had to leave his best friend Rowdy. People picked on him for liking books because “that made him too white.” Next, he decided to leave the reservation and attend an all-white school. While living on the reservation he faced constant discrimination. ![]() His intersectionality of identities caused him to feel like he didn’t fit in anywhere. He was born to Salish Indians, a Coeur d’Alene father and a Spokane mother. The book is about a kid, named Junior, who lives on the Indian reservation. This fall students read “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie. ![]()
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