Arnold Spirit Jr.
The disability Junior was born with.
Water on the brain (hydrocephalus)
The animal Junior compares Rowdy to.
A snake
The name of a traditional Native American dish.
Fry bread
Junior's dad's friend who dies of a gunshot to the face.
Eugene
The sport Junior plays.
Basketball
The first Reardan student who talks to Junior.
Penelope
The name of Junior's tribe.
Spokane
The state Mary (Junior's sister) runs off to.
Montana
Junior’s favorite activity to do in his spare time.
Drawing/doodling
Junior's first friend at Reardan.
Gordy
Junior's grandma's best dish.
Salmon mush
The number of people that attended Grandma Spirit's wake.
2000
The Indigenous reservation in which Junior and his family live.
Wellpinit
Junior’s mentor at Reardan.
His basketball coach
A traditional gathering held within Junior’s tribe.
Powwow
The number of funerals Junior has been to in his life.
42 funerals
The name of Junior's dog.
Oscar
The person who convinced Junior to go to Reardan.
His old teacher, Mr P.
The name of the lake at the center of the Spokane reservation.
Turtle lake
What most of Junior's relatives' deaths have in common.
Caused by alcohol