Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. 2007. 230p. ISBN 0316013684. FIC SHE on the library shelves and as an eBook on Overdrive.
Arnold Spirit, also known as Junior, lives on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Sensing that his horizon is limited, and encouraged by a high school teacher on the reservation, Junior, a budding cartoonist, decides to attend the all-white public high school in the off-reservation town of Reardan, Washington. The only other indian there is the school mascot. Junior must travel off the reservation every day to catch the bus that will take him to school. However he leaves behind his best friend Rowdy every day, and as Junior develop relationships with white students, including the pretty Penelope, his relationship with Rowdy becomes increasingly strained.
Junior joins the basketball team and eventually plays two games against Rowdy and his former high school team, and he is instrumental in winning the second game for his team. Rodwy and Junior reconcile their differences and decide that they are better friends than enemies, and though the road they travel might be different, they will always be friends.
Abundantly illustrated, this novel has often been challenged for the issues it raises, including drug use, sex, poverty, and death. Read it to find out why some parents would not want you to read this book!
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