A New York Times bestseller--over 1 million copies sold!
A National Book Award winner
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner

Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.

With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.

Author: Sherman Alexie
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/12/2007
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780316013680

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 117771 / Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian


Award: 2007 National Book Awards Winner - Young People's Lit.
Award: Tayshas Reading Commended - Young Adult
Award: 2008 American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner - Young Adult
Award: 2007 L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist - Young Adult Fiction
Award: 2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Honor Book - Children's Literature
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner - Fiction & Poetry
Award: 2008 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Fourteen and Up
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2008 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Winner - Regional Book
Award: 2009 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 & Up
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2010 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - High School
Award: 2010 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12
Award: 2009 Colorado Blue Spruce Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award Winner - High School
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12
Award: 2010 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Senior/Grades 10-12
Award: 2010 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2010 Grand Canyon Reader Award Recommended - Teen
Award: 2010 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2010 California Young Reader Medal Winner - Young Adult
Award: 2007 Cybils Finalist - Young Adult Fiction
Award: Florida Teens Read Nominee - Grades 9-12
Award: 2008 Washington State Book Award Winner - Children's