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Junior is a hard headed kid in reality. He's also a kid who wants to make change.

"I was born with too much brain grease, It mucks up all my work." (pg.1)

"I draw because words are too unpredictable. I draw because words are too limited." (pg.5)

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Rowdy is a good kid with bad intentions.

He is too stubborn to make good decisions.

"Rowdy fought everybody, He'll fight the weather throwing great punches." (pg.18)

"I like the sound of Rowdy's laughter.' (pg.23)

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He understands the true feelings of Indians more than any other. He's a guy who you never know what's going on in his head.

"Mr. P sometimes teaches class in his pajamas." (pg. 29)

"You were right to throw that book at me. I deserved to get smashed in the face for what i've done to Indians." (pg.43)

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Gordy is this nerdy kid, book loving kid, always fact checking. But he's also Juniors trump card. Hes a good friend to junior, he gives him advice that sometimes doesn't make sense. It shows his care towards him.

"Gordy laughed,too. But then he realized that I wasn't laughing WITH him. I was laughing AT him." (pg.93)

"Gordy taught me how to study. Best of all, he taught me how to read." (pg.94)

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Mary is very misunderstood. She doesn't just live in a basement because she failed at life. Life failed her. I think shes a caring sister and thinks about family a lot.

"We should have all been delirious that she'd moved out of the basement." (pg.91)

"She hadn't given up. This reservation had tried to suffocate her." (pg.91)

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Penelope was a strange girl at first. I thought she would be this average mean girl with a group of other girls. But shes really independent and have big goals for herself. She has sympathy and has very concrete dreams for herself.

"She started to cry for me" "Oh, my god, Arnold, you can't do that. You'll freeze. I'll have Rodger drive you home." (pg.129)

"Penelope immediately squealed with delight when she first saw me." (pg.122)

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Eugene is a role model for Junior. Hes that cool uncle with the cool backstory. He became an EMT for the reservation. He even took care of Juniors wounds.

"Eugene was a legend. People say he could have played in college." (pg.145)

"I was already in Eugene's ambulance, with my mother and father, on the way to Spokane." (pg.147)

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Hes a tall white dude, Hes pretty buff too. Giving the impression of a mean character. But he treats Junior like family. Taking him home, giving him money, giving him a pat on the back

"Rodger crouched, ready to tackle me like he was a middle linebacker, He screamed. I screamed." (pg.141)

"Roger was mad at first, but then he smiled, grabbed the ball, and dribbled towards his hoop." (pg.141)

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Shes the wises of the family. Shes easy to talk to. She doesn't allow herself to hold any grudges because in the end its better to forgive.

"Why would I want to be in the world if I couldn't touch the world with all of my senses intact?" (pg.158)

"My grandmother's last act on earth was a call for forgiveness, love, and tolerance." (pg.157)