The absolutely true diary of a part-time indian

The kid in the story faces many challenges in life. One of which is extreme poverty. He can't afford to save his dog when he was sick. He was also born with too much cerebral spinal fluid. He had a lisp and stuttered. He was bullied and called names. He was really skinny and had a big skull. He would go days of being hungry. He has no hope of a future.