The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is Sherman Alexie's first book for teens (he's written many award-winning works for adults) and won a bunch of awards including the National Book Award.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is the story of Arnold Spirit Jr. (just Junior), who lives on the Spokane Indian reservation and who decides to shock everyone he knows by leaving the rez to go to high school in the nearby white town. Splitting his time between two very different worlds, Junior finds love, faces many tragedies and starts to figure out who he is and who he wants to be.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is lol funny and make-you-cry sad. It's really all about hope and how to keep fighting when everyone tells you you're nothing.
The best news? There's a sequel on the way! That's right, Sherman Alexie is working on The Magic and Tragic Year of My Broken Thumb, the story of Junior's second year in high school. For more information on the book and Sherman Alexie, visit his website: http://www.fallsapart.com/index.html
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