- Published: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, 2007, 2008.
- Year Published: 2008
- Description: 5 Sound discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
- Language: English
- Format: Book on CD
ISBN/Standard Number
- 9781428182974
- 1428182977
Subjects
- American fiction -- 20th century.
- Spokane Indians -- Fiction.
- Indians of North America -- JFiction. -- Washington (State)
- Indian reservations -- Fiction.
- Race relations -- Fiction.
- Young adult fiction.
- Diary fiction.
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The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian
by Alexie, Sherman, 1966-
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Additional Details
Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, c2007. 1st ed.
Compact disc
Unabridged
Performed by the author
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Community Reviews
Fantastic audiobook
This is an excellent, excellent book, but the audiobook is read by Sherman Alexie himself and is even better than just reading the novel. Appropriate for age 10 and up.
Wow
This is an inspirational novel! It incorporates funny drawings too!
My Favorite Sherman Alexie book
This book is a page-turner: right away the reader advocates for Junior, and as he faces struggles with school and family I found myself feeling real pain for him.
Alexie's ability to write as a 14-year old is amazing, and gives a very accurate perspective to what it was like for many kids to grow up on a reservation.
Alexie's ability to write as a 14-year old is amazing, and gives a very accurate perspective to what it was like for many kids to grow up on a reservation.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was a fantastic read. I'm generally not a huge fan of YA fiction and I found myself getting very involved with this novel--I read it in one sitting! Alexie uses his semi-autobiographical novel to explore what a teenager goes through living in two worlds (the white and the Indian). Junior is a clever young narrator and seems extremely honest, it is very believable that this is actually a 14-year-old boy's diary. Alexie softens the blow of some of the more mature subject matter by utilizing humor. The writing is funny and the drawings that are featured throughout are absolutely wonderful!
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