Arnold Spirit (Junior) leaves the hopelessness of the school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend a rich, white school (much to the dismay of his best friend, Rowdy).
Publishing: New York: Little, Brown 2007. 240 p.
Lexile: 600
Reading Level: Teens
Min/Max Grade Level: 7-Adult
Awards:
National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2007
NY Times Notable Book, 2007
Boston Horn-Globe Book Award, 2008
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2008
Reviews:
Booklist, vol 103, number 22, p61
School Library Journal, vol 53, issue 9, p190
Publishers Weekly, vol 254, issue 33, p70
Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007
Publishing: New York: Little, Brown 2007. 240 p.
Lexile: 600
Reading Level: Teens
Min/Max Grade Level: 7-Adult
Awards:
National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2007
NY Times Notable Book, 2007
Boston Horn-Globe Book Award, 2008
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2008
Reviews:
Booklist, vol 103, number 22, p61
School Library Journal, vol 53, issue 9, p190
Publishers Weekly, vol 254, issue 33, p70
Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007
Arnold Spirit, a.k.a. Junior, lives on a poor Indian Reservation in Washington State. He gets so frustrated when he sees that he has to use the same text book as his mother that he throws a fit. This causes a teacher to convince Junior to attend the rich white school in neighboring Reardan. Junior goes through the drama of a new school, complete with loosing his best friend, Rowdy, but triumphs in the end.
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