I decided to write my book about Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. This book is about a Native American boy who faces various problems such as racism, bullying, loss, health problems and other more adolescent problems. At the beginning of the book Arnold tells us about his complicated birth and how he was born with too much brain fluid. This led to him having numerous physical problems as he aged, such as vision problems, a rather large head, speech problems, and seizures. Because of these problems he is often bullied and it usually falls to Arnold's best friend Rowdy to protect him. Rowdy's father abuses him and as a result he is very unstable and short-tempered. On Arnold's first day he is excited to learn geometry, but when he examines the books he finds his mother's name in them. Angry that the reservation is so poor that they have to use outdated books, he throws it and hits his teacher. He ends up getting suspended and during this time his teacher visits him and encourages him to leave the reservation and succeed. Arnold decides to transfer to Reardan High School, where white country kids go. The Indians on the reservation see this as a treacherous move and the bullying intensifies, Rowdy also decides to bully Arnold as well. The kids at school also decide to bully him, but when he defends himself they choose to ignore him. Arnold begins to develop a crush on Penelope, the most popular girl in school. At first she doesn't pay him any attention, but when he realizes her bulimia, as well as her other insecurities, she starts dating him. They become very close and Arnold even tells her how poor he really is....middle of paper...to try to bully his ambition away. After his first match against Wellpinit he insisted on playing against them again despite their hostility, and his coach told him that he was the most dedicated player he had ever seen. I've never been very good at writing conclusions, but I feel like this is a good time to conclude otherwise I risk rambling (and who wants to read the ramblings of a teenager?). I suppose one lesson enough to learn from this book is to not let others dictate your life. We always have parents, friends, teachers, and a number of other people expressing their unwanted opinions about what they think you should or shouldn't do. There has to come a point where you just say “Screw your opinion” and chase your dreams. At the end of the day it's your life to live and you have to deal with the consequences of your decisions or lack thereof.