The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

A special edition of the tragicomic smash hit which stormed the New York Times bestseller charts, with an introduction from Markus Zusak. Junior is a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school. This heartbreaking, funny and beautifully written tale, featuring poignant drawings that reflect Junior's art, is based on the author's own experiences. It chronicles contemporary adolescence as seen through the eyes of one Native American boy. 'A gem of a book . . . may be Sherman Alexie's best work yet' New York Times Illustrated in a contemporary cartoon style by Ellen Forney.

A special edition of the tragicomic smash hit which stormed the New York Times bestseller charts, with an introduction from Markus Zusak. Junior is a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school. This heartbreaking, funny and beautifully written tale, featuring poignant drawings that reflect Junior's art, is based on the author's own experiences. It chronicles contemporary adolescence as seen through the eyes of one Native American boy. 'A gem of a book . . . may be Sherman Alexie's best work yet' New York Times Illustrated in a contemporary cartoon style by Ellen Forney.

"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" is Sherman Alexie's award-winning and also controversial illustrated novel about a young boy's life in an Indian reservation. Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" is told from the perspective of the Native American teenager, Arnold Spirit Jr, who is 14 years old and a gifted cartoonist. We follow his life on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington and in his white public high school away from his Indian community. Sherman Alexie's won the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" that however also gained a lot of negative critic for its depiction of alcohol, poverty and profanity.

"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" is Sherman Alexie's award-winning and also controversial illustrated novel about a young boy's life in an Indian reservation. Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" is told from the perspective of the Native American teenager, Arnold Spirit Jr, who is 14 years old and a gifted cartoonist. We follow his life on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington and in his white public high school away from his Indian community. Sherman Alexie's won the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" that however also gained a lot of negative critic for its depiction of alcohol, poverty and profanity.