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TaliaGonzalez
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June17,2011
TheAbsolutelyTrueStoryofaPart‐TimeIndian
ThisbookisaboutArnoldSpiritJr.,anIndianwholivesonareservewithalloftheotherIndians.
Hewenttoaschoolontherez,withhisbestfriendRowdy,whocouldbeatupanyotherkidandkeep
Arnoldsafe.Onthefirstdayofschool,hegotsuspendedbecausehethrewhistextbookathisteacher.
Lateronintheweek,histeachercamebyandconvincedhimthatheshouldn’tstayatthatschool,
becausehewillneveramounttoanythingfromstayingthere.Arnoldlistenedtohim,anddecidedtogoto
aschoolthatwasofftherezandwasanallwhiteschool.HisfriendRowdygotmadathimforleavingthe
school,punchedhiminthenose,andstartedhatinghim.
Athisnewschool,hewastheonlyIndian,andwaspickedon.Heendeduphavingacrushonagirl
namedPenelope.Oneday,hegotbeatenupbyoneofthebiggerkidsthere,andhehithimback.Thatguy
nevertouchedhimagain.Astimegoesby,ArnoldandPenelopedevelopacloserrelationship.Hetried
outforbasketball,andgotintotheVarsityteam.Hebecomesoneofthebestplayers,andisseenas
someoneyouwouldwanttohangoutwith.HeeventuallyhadtogoagainstRowdy,andhisoldschool,and
gotdirtylooksfromalloftheIndians.Lateroninthebook,heisstruckbytragedies‐hissisterMary,who
elopedandmovedtoMontana,diedinafire,hisdad'sfriendEugenewasshotintheface,andhis
grandmotherwasranoverbyadrunkdriver.Athisgrandmother’sfuneral,alloftheIndians,including
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Rowdywerethere.RowdyandArnoldeventuallymadeupafterthefuneral.Theybecomeevenbetter
friendsthantheywerebefore.
ThereasonwhyIdrewthepicturelikethewayIdid,wasbecauseIwantedtoshowhowhe’s
differentatschool,thanathome.He’sagreatbasketballplayerathisschool,andapoorIndianathome.
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Sointhebackroundontheleft,he’sinabasketballcourt(He’satschool),andontheright,he’sathis
homeontherez(Helivesinatrailer).
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