Hi I am reading a book named "The Absolutely true diary of a Part Time Indian," this book is about a Native American boy named Junior, well Junior isn't his real name, it's Arnold. The book is a autobiography. When Junior was a kid, like about 4 years old, he had too much spinal fluid in his head and he had to have a surgery. he wasn't supposed to live after the surgery but he made it through. He looks kind of weird and dorky (as he describes it). He loves to draw cartoons. People always pick on him too for having an abnormally large head. Kids spin him around and say " I want to go hear!" and point to a spot on his head, then they just laugh and leave. He lives on a reservation, or what he calls 'the rez'. His only friend is a kid named Rowdy and he is a big kid with a large temper that sets off quickly. Rowdy tries his best to protect Junior as well as he can. Kids always pick fights and beat up Junior. So Rowdy beats the other kids who pick on Junior.
So one day in class Junior's teacher is passing out the math textbooks. Junior is one of the only kids on the entire rez that really is exited for school. He really likes going and he is exited for his first year of high school. But when he opens his textbook he sees that his mother's name is in the textbook. When he sees that the school hasen't bought new textbooks in almost 30 years he gets super mad. So mad that he throws his textbook across the room and it hits his teacher right in the nose. The book actually breaks his nose. Junior gets suspended from his school on the reservation. Then his teacher comes to talk to him. I didn't make it past there.
I think Junior would be a little better off in life, and might not get teased so much if he just could defend himself. In his Native American reservation fighting happens a lot. So maybe that would help him more. I think soon he will end up standing up for himself, he will have to eventually. But thats all for now, see you next time-- Sam
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