I'm a sucker for anything written journal-style (yes, I was the girl with all the Dear America diaries), and this book has that conversational journal tone to it, with an additional bonus of comics drawn by the narrator, Junior Spirit. Junior is a high school freshman growing up on an Indian reservation, who leaves the reservation school for an all-white high school in his attempt to forge a better life for himself. He relates his story with a refreshing candor, including instances of poverty, racism, alcoholism, bullying, and senseless violence. Even when dealing with such dark topics, however, Junior retains a sense of humor and, more importantly, hope in the promise of a better future. I loved Junior's "voice" in this novel, and found myself rooting for him every step of the way. It was such an engrossing story that I read it in a single day. Highly recommend as it is a book that's both important and enjoyable to read.
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March 2015
Categories"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." |