Life isn’t easy for Junior – he was born with medical difficulties, his parents (as well as most people on the reservation) are poor and drink too much. It chronicles contemporary adolescence as seen through the eyes of one Native American boy.īased on the author’s own experiences growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is narrated by Arnold Spirit Jr (Junior), a teenage boy who decides he wants to leave the school on the reservation and attend the nearest all-white high school. This heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written tale, featuring poignant drawings that reflect the character’s art, is based on the author’s own experiences. In his first book for young adults, Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school.
We always make suggestions and then vote and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was chosen. The Shoreham by Sea book club are following the Chichester Libraries Reading Challenge this year and the choice for August was a banned book. Originally published: 2007 (This edition 2015)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
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