Winner of the National Book award for Young Adult lit. 2007

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	• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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Winner of the National Book award for Young Adult lit. 2007

This has to be one of the best Young Adult novels of the year. It deserves all of the praise that it has gotten and more. This book makes you feel like you are sitting and talking ot the main character. i must say that Junior is probably the most well rounded realistic character that i have read in a long time.

A nice, quick and light read

As a fan of Sherman Alexie (Smoke Signals, Flight) when I read about this book I really wanted to read it. I was not disappointed. Told in the first person and illustrated The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a fast enojoyable read. I would also let my 13 year old read this novel.

This novel is about 14 year old Arnold Spirit, his family, his best friend, life on his reservation, and his decision to attend a non-reservation, non-Indian school.

The novel is humorous, but also has its serious moments. While reading this book I was able to take my mind off of everyday things for a few moments at a time.

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an 'Absolutely' fantastic read.....

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN is Sherman Alexie's work of young adult fiction. We are introduced to Arnold "Junior" Spirit, a young aspiring cartoonist and basketball player, born hydrocephalic ("water on the brain"), raised by his parents who struggle with alcoholism and the dire effects of poverty on the Indian "rez." When Arnold makes the decision to attend an elite, all white high school and break through the barriers so heavily imposed upon him and other young people growing up in his immediate society, the young man has the opportunity to finally prove himself, both academically and socially (pursuing an education, intermixing with his white classmates, joining the basketball team, befriending Penelope, one of the prettiest and most popular girls at school). All the while, Arnold continues to journal and illustrate the day-to-day trials and tribulations he must come to terms with.

Sherman Alexie succeeds in capturing a truly authentic and engaging writer's voice in Arnold Spirit. Spirit represents the misunderstood and displaced teenager that exists in all of us. This transcends every cultural and racial barrier. What's more, the story is lifted from chapters of Alexie's formative years. It truly is a privilege to be allowed that intimate look into what early memories (painful, brutal, and at times triumphant) inspired Sherman Alexie to weave such fantastic stories and poems for all of us to read and appreciate. My hope is that THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN is only the beginning of many more novels to come from this great author.

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Wonderful book but not necessarily for a school setting

I love Sherman Alexie's work and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" was another entertaining book. While I would recommend it for home reading, I would caution teachers about classroom use. There are a number of paragraphs that parents may find objectionable due to language and crude imagery.

Great book for boys

My ten year old nephew was given this by me for Christmas. It was suggested for tweens, so I worried it might be too mature for him. I also worried he would just put it aside for his non-stop computer gameing. Neither was the case. My sister said it was the first "toy" he picked out to play with - he started reading it right away. Haven't read it myself but I think that's a pretty good book if my techno-addicted nephew hooked onto it the way he did!

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