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Absolutely True Diary of an Indian is a humorous book that includes important topics. The book is written from a teenagers perspective so it is funny. Junior writes about his experiences growing up as an Indian boy that goes to a white school. The format of the book is a diary so he draws many funny comics which make the book more interesting. Junior's writing makes the book very light-hearted even though he goes through challenging experiences.

Junior lives on an Indian reservation but decides to move to a white school in another town nearby. As he does this, he experiences racial issues from both people on the reservation and students and teachers in his new school. He has an interesting home life with a drunk dad and a run away sister who moved to Montana. Balancing home and racial issues, Junior finds a way to make it all work.

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