Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
	List Price:   $20.00 Unit Price:   $16.00 You Save:   $4.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   0316013684 ISBN-13:   9780316013680 Publisher:   Hachette; Little Brown Books for Young Readers Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   September 2007 Pages:   229 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   12 to 17 Grades:   7 to 12
Awards
2007  National Book Awards  Winner!  2008  Pacific Northwest Bookseller Awards  Winner!  2007  Los Angeles Times Book Prizes  Nominee/Honoree  2007  Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books  Winner!
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION SPOKANE (WASH.)_FICTION
Description/Notes
In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. 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. 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 by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, 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 was destined to live. 'Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian reservation.' 'Born with a variety of medical problems, he is picked on by everyone but his best friend. Determined to receive a good education, Junior leaves the rez to attend an all-white school in the neighboring farm town where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Despite being condemned as a traitor to his people and enduring great tragedies, Junior attacks life with wit and humor and discovers a strength inside of himself that he never knew existed. Written by Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, his first novel for young adults, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one unlucky boy trying to rise above the life everyone expects him to live.'--BOOK JACKET. Based on the authors own experiences, this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life he was destined to live.