num_pages: 230
description: 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 foreward by Markus Zusak &amp; interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney 
language: English
title: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
titlecomplete: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
characters: Mr. P, Mary "Runs Away" Spirit, Mr. Dodge, Gerald, Dawn, Rowdy, Earl, Agnes Adams / Spirit, Eugene, Ted, Bobby, Grandma Spirit, Rowdy's Dad, Mr. Grant, Arnold "Junior" Spirit, Melinda, Mr. Sheridan, Dad Spirit, Micah, Roger "The Giant", Penelope (divers), Coach, Gordy
genres: Fiction, Humor, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Banned Books, Audiobook, School
ratings_count: 264008
places: Pacific Northwest, Washington (state), The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: National Book Award
category: Young People's Literature, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Odyssey Award, name: American Indian Library Association Award, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Florida Teens Read, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: The Inky Awards
category: Silver Inky, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: James Cook Book Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: The Inky Awards Shortlist
category: Silver Inky
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers