• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

• Author Sherman Alexie
• Published by Thorndike Press

A New York Times Bestseller

Born with a variety of medical problems, Junior Spirit is picked on by everyone but his best friend on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to get a good education, the budding cartoonist leaves the rez to attend an all-white school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Despite being condemned as a traitor to his people and enduring great tragedies, Junior attacks life with wit and humor and discovers his own inner strength.

Review:

"Younger teens looking for the strength to lift themselves out of rough situations would do well to start here."
- Booklist

• Published/Released: March 2008
• ISBN 13: 9781410404992
• ISBN 10: 1410404994
• Product number: 242817
• Shipping Weight: 0.95 lbs (0.43 kgs)

Price: US $23.95