In The Absolutely true Diary of a Part-time Indian 14 year old Junior lives on a Indian reservation with his parents and older sister. He is often bullied due to his many disabilities. Since the education on the res is not good and he gets bullied, he decides to leave and attend the town school. Now at a school full of white kids Junior again not fit in. As his school progresses his grandmother dies and he looses his best friends Rowdy, but gains the friendship of Gordy the school geek and Penelope the popular girl with an eating disorder. Then making the varsity basketball Junior is faced with the challenged with beating his old school. Along with the loss of his basketball game Junior's sister dies in a fire. But soon Junior come back together with his best friend.
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