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  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little, Brown and Company) (Paperback) By (author) Sherman Alexie, Illustrated by Ellen Forney

  Book rating: 05

  

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  Short Description for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianAlexie's National Book Award winner 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. Includes poignant drawings that reflect the character's art.
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  • Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
  • Published: 01 April 2009
  • Format: Paperback 288 pages
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  • Categories: Fiction | Humor
  • ISBN 13: 9780316013697 ISBN 10: 0316013692
  • Sales rank: 9,039

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Reviews for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

• Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.comBook rating: 5

  I'll admit -- I put off reading THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN for well over a year, in favor of more "exciting" books. Boy, what a mistake I made!
  
  Told from the perspective of thirteen-year-old Arnold Spirit, an intelligent, observant, sarcastic Indian born with encephalitis and a love of cartooning, Sherman Alexie takes us along with him as he moves away from a circumscribed, oppressive life on the Spokane reservation towards a more promising future by attending an all-white school thirty miles away.
  
  Never one to get bogged down in sentiment or self-pity, Mr. Alexie refuses to present Arnold's friends and family as one-dimensional stereotypes, nor is the world beyond "rez" borders portrayed as the Great White Hope. Arnold's family has problems, to be sure: an alcoholic father, an enabling, codependent mother; a near shut-in older sister. But their love for each other is evident through their words and actions. And despite the ostracism and ridicule heaped upon him by former friends and other tribe members, Arnold reacts with biting wit rather than total despair.
  
  This has to be one of the best books I've ever read in my life, so I hope everyone gives it a try.
  
  *Gold Star Award Winner! by TeensReadToo

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