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__//The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian//__
Arnold explains the usual life of a 15 year old teenage boy and the thoughts that go through our heads. His friend life improves at Rearden and he makes varsity basketball. Their first game is against Winipint, Arnolds old school. Rearden loses badly because nobody could stop Rowdy from constantly scoring. From here on out Arnolds life spirals out of control and many horrible things happen to him and his family.
 * //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian//**, by Sherman Alexie, is about a young indian boy living on a poor reservation out west. He was born with extra water in his head and they had to remove it and it caused some physical malfunctions and other problems in his life. Arnold Jr. is about 15 and goes to a poor school in a poor town. Juniors only friend is a big kid named Rowdy, who is over 6 feet tall and is the biggest kid in Junior's grade. Junior used to get bullied all the time until he became good friends with Rowdy and he protected him from the other bullies. Arnold realizes that if he ever wants to get off the rez he will have to go to the rich all white school of Rearden High School. When he tells his dad he wants to go he agrees to it but nobody else does including Rowdy. Arnolds friendship with Rowdy is no more after he goes to Rearden.

__Reviews__:
The Plot to the story is awesome and it really allows people to look into the mind of a 15 year old teenage boy. It also allows people to see how some reservations are poor and indians are often frowned upon by whites, and discriminated against. The characters in the book are well defined. Two thumbs up to Sherman Alexie and artwork by Ellen Forney. ★★★★ ☆
 * //"Great Book Definitely Recommend!"//** ★★★★★

__**Read-a-Likes**__**:**
 * //**American Born Chinese**//, by Gene Luen Yang
 * //**Monster**//, by Walter Dean-Myers
 * //**Feed**//, by M.T. Anderson

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__//Monster//__
//**Monster,**// by Walter Dean Myers is a story about a young African-American man who is accused of being a part of a murder and robbery at a local drug store. The boy's name is Steve Harmon and he is truly a good person who made the mistake of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Steve's life is turned upside down by this event in his life and he is struggling to remain sane. Steve's lawyer, Miss O'brien, fights to defend him in the courtroom against impossible odds, while Petrocelli, the prosecutor attempts to make Steve look like an animal to the jury. Steve battles with himself when he is alone in his cell; trying to discover if he truly is the monster that Petrocelli is making him out to be during the trial. Steve is fighting for his life and future in this gripping novel that chose him out of all people to become a "monster" in the eyes of the public.



__**Reviews**__:
//**"Monster perfects the situation of being at the wrong place at the wrong time."**// ★★★★☆ The story Monster, by Walter Dean Myers gives us a taste of what it is like to be accused of something we have never done. Steve is placed in this situation and is desperately trying to keep himself together. The characters around Steve in the story dont seem to connect with Steve directly, but the reader can identify these bonds very easily throughout the book. Overall the story is good and well thought out. I recommend this book to all audiences due to it's lesson and significance in the real world.

//**"Interesting and Intriguing Book."**// ★★★★★ The book is written as a movie script so it is very easy to picture what is going on in the book and Walter Dean-Myers does a great job of using imagery to provoke the reader's thoughts. Recommended for young adults and is an easy and quick read.

//**__Read-a-likes__:**//
 * //**American Born Chinese**//, by Gene Luen Yang
 * The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
 * The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie

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