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Junior is an aspiring cartoonist who leaves the troubled environment of his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all‑white farm‑town high school. There, he adjusts to a new culture while facing the unique challenge that the only other Indian in the school is the mascot. His journey explores race relations, high‑school life, and friendship on the reservation and beyond.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Sherman Alexie
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