The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Alexie, Sherman

ISBN 10: 0316013684 / ISBN 13: 9780316013680

Published by Little Brown and Co, New York, 2007

About this Item

Alexie's first novel for young adults chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one unlucky boy trying to rise above the life everyone expects him to live. Funny and heart rending. Blue paper covered boards with title stamped in copper metallic ink.

Seller Inventory # 18

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
• Publisher: Little Brown and Co, New York
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316013684
• ISBN 13: 9780316013680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Stated first edition.
• Condition: As new.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Flawless dust jacket.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's & Young Adult Books
  • Signed Books

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

A National Book Award-winning author, poet, and filmmaker, Sherman Alexie is one of the most well-known and beloved literary writers of his generation. His works of fiction, including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Reservation Blues, and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, have received numerous awards and citations. He lives in Seattle. Like Thunder Boy Jr., Sherman was named for his father.