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Description
In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town... read more
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Memorable Quotes
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“If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing”
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“Indian families stick together like Gorilla Glue, the strongest adhesive in the world”
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“Poverty doesn't give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance”
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“No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor”
First Sentence
"I was born with water on the brain."
Table of Contents
The Black-Eye-of-the-Month Club
Why Chicken Means So Much To Me
Revenge Is My Middle Name
Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France
Hope Against Hope
Go Means Go
Rowdy Sings the Blues
How to Fight Monsters
Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice
Tears of a Clown
Halloween
Slouching Towards Thanksgiving
My Sister sends Me an E-mail
Thanksgiving
Hunger Pains
Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love
Dance, Dance, Dance
Don't Trust Your Computer
My Sister Sends Me a Letter
Reindeer Games
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Red Versus White
Wake
Valentine Heart
InLike a Lion
Rowdy and I Have a Long and Serious Discussion About Basketball
Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses
My Final Freshman Year Report Card
Remembering
Talking About Turtles
note: there was no table of contents so I went page by page in the book and typed the chapter names in order.
Authors & Contributors
- Sherman Alexie (Author)
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