The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie · 2007
Literary Fiction · ranked #204 in category
Junior, a fourteen-year-old Spokane Indian growing up on the reservation, decides to transfer to the all-white school in the nearby town of Reardan — a decision that makes him feel he has abandoned his community while also opening a different future. Alexie's semi-autobiographical YA novel is one of the most challenged and most assigned books in American schools.
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