Read it.you'll like it! Amazingly written for all ages "- (Starred Review), Publishers Weekly, "Realistic and Fantastical and Funny and Tragic-All AT the Same Time.", "Breathtakingly Honest, Funny, Profane, Sad.Will Stay with Readers.", "A Native American Equivalent Ofangela's Ashes.", Nimbly blends sharp with unapologetic emotion.fluid narration deftly mingles raw feelings with funny, sardonic insight., What emerges most strongly is Junior's uncompromising determination to press on while leaving nothing important behind. The line between dramatic monologue, verse novel, and standup comedy gets unequivocally-and hilariously and triumphantly-bent in this novel., "Sure to Resonate and Lift Spirits of All Ages for Years to Come.", "Exceptionally Good.Arnold ISA Wonderful Character.", has created an endearing teen protagonist in his own likeness and placed him in the here and now., "Few Writers Are more Masterful than Sherman Alexie.", "What emerges most strongly is Junior's uncompromising determination to press on while leaving nothing important behind.", "Alexie's Humor and Prose Are Easygoing and Well Suited to HIS Young Audience.", "Nimbly blends sharp with unapologetic emotion.fluid narration deftly mingles raw feelings with funny, sardonic insight.", "Deftly Taps Into the Human Desire to Stand Out While Fitting In.", " has created an endearing teen protagonist in his own likeness and placed him in the here and now.", "The line between dramatic monologue, verse novel, and standup comedy gets unequivocally-and hilariously and triumphantly-bent in this novel.", "Fierce Observations and Sharp Sense of Humor.Hilarious Language.", "This ISA Gem of a Book.May Be Best Work Yet.", "A Native American Equivalent of Angela's Ashes.
With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike. 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 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. 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.
A New York Times bestseller-over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
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