"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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Alexie, S. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2007. Print. ISBN: 9780316013697. Paperback. $8.99.

Annotation: For a long time, all Junior has to get him through his life of poverty on the Spokane Indian reservation are his love of cartooning and his best friend, Rowdy. But when he makes up his mind to go to a neighboring white school, his tribe condemns him for leaving them and the white kids mostly ignore him – but Junior is persistent and determined that he can make his life different, and he may be right.  

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For a long time, all Junior has to get him through his life of poverty on the Spokane Indian reservation are his love of cartooning [p. 5] and his best friend, Rowdy, which sometimes coincide [p. 23]. But then Junior makes up his mind that he wants to get off the reservation [p.43], and to do that, he decides to go to a neighboring white school [p.57]. The problem is, his tribe condemns him for leaving them and the white kids mostly ignore him, so he doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere. 

But Junior is persistent and determined that he can make his life different. Even though he faces being completely alone each day, he keeps his sense of humor in the cartoons in his diary. He reaches out to people in the only awkward, weird ways that he knows how, and starts to discover that maybe just being himself might be enough for his classmates, family, teachers, and coach to not just notice, but actually like him.

Literary Awards: 

2007 National Book Award Winner

The New York Times Book Review Notable Books of 2007 (children's books)
NYPL Books for the Teen Age 2008
2007 PW "Off the Cuff" Awards: Favorite YA Novel,
2007 Horn Book Fanfare Best Books of the Year
2007 Kirkus Reviews Best YA Books
2007 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
2007 Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner

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• 2007 National Book Award Winner
• The New York Times Book Review Notable Books of 2007 (children's books)
• NYPL Books for the Teen Age 2008
• 2007 PW "Off the Cuff" Awards: Favorite YA Novel,
• 2007 Horn Book Fanfare Best Books of the Year
• 2007 Kirkus Reviews Best YA Books
• 2007 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
• 2007 Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year
• A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner

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2007 National Book Award Winner

The New York Times Book Review Notable Books of 2007 (children's books)
NYPL Books for the Teen Age 2008
2007 PW "Off the Cuff" Awards: Favorite YA Novel,
2007 Horn Book Fanfare Best Books of the Year
2007 Kirkus Reviews Best YA Books
2007 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
2007 Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner

- See more at: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sherman-alexie/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian/9780316013680/#sthash.NRtSCuBq.dpuf

2007 National Book Award Winner

The New York Times Book Review Notable Books of 2007 (children's books)
NYPL Books for the Teen Age 2008
2007 PW "Off the Cuff" Awards: Favorite YA Novel,
2007 Horn Book Fanfare Best Books of the Year
2007 Kirkus Reviews Best YA Books
2007 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
2007 Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner