![]() ![]() Why did I read this book: It has been recommended to me by many people. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author’s own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings that reflect the character’s art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he thought he was destined to live. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. ![]() ![]() Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Publication Date: Re-print April 2009 (US)/ June 2008 (UK) Publisher: Little, Brown (US)/Andersen Press (UK) Title: The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time IndianĪuthor: Sherman Alexie / Art by Ellen Forney ![]()
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