The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
Registered by Minerva101 of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 10/22/2011
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
Fantastic book! I highly recommend it - Sherman Alexie can really write!
Product Description
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 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.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Alexie's YA debut, released in hardcover to instant success, recieving seven starred reviews, hitting numerous bestseller lists, and winning the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Product Description
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 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.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Alexie's YA debut, released in hardcover to instant success, recieving seven starred reviews, hitting numerous bestseller lists, and winning the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Mailing off to pritzkit as a RABCK
Happy reading!
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Happy reading!
:)
Thanks for the RABCK, Minerva101! I typically take slim books like this with me on vacation, so this one will probably travel farther than PA sometime in the next few years.
Uodate 3/223/13: finished this book last night; really like it. Reviewed on Goodreads (Karin Goldman) if you're there too.
Uodate 3/223/13: finished this book last night; really like it. Reviewed on Goodreads (Karin Goldman) if you're there too.
Journal Entry 4 by pritzkit at FOL Stone Cottage for Booksale in Media, Pennsylvania USA on Sunday, March 24, 2013
Released 11 yrs ago (3/24/2013 UTC) at FOL Stone Cottage for Booksale in Media, Pennsylvania USA
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