The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007 National Book Award Finalist)
by K.C.
“Arnold Spirit, a goofy-looking dork with a decent jump shot, spends his time lamenting life on the "poor-ass" Spokane Indian reservation, drawing cartoons . . . and, along with his pal Rowdy, laughing those laughs over anything and nothing that affix best friends so intricately together. When a teacher pleads with Arnold to want more, to escape the hopelessness of the rez, Arnold switches to a rich white school and immediately becomes as much an outcast in his own community as he is a curiosity in his new one.” (Ian Chipman, Booklist)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian though fiction is also autobiographical. Try it!
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I found this book to be
I found this book to be inspiring and entertaining.
An against all-odds sort of story, but one that doesn't want your sympathy.
Junior is a quiet hero, and with the story being based on Alexie's own, he nails the setting, the emotion, and the voice.