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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie,

Ellen Forney (Illustrator)

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Sep 29, 2016 Karen rated it liked it · review of another edition

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3.5!

Not sure if I completely loved it but I thought there were so many important and great things going on here and I genuinely think more people should read this.

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Apr 09, 2015 Jill Bonham rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I would rate this book 10 stars if I could. This is a short book and I think I cried for at least 50% of it. Tears of sadness, pain, joy and hope. It's a rare book that makes you laugh and cry at the same time which makes it so unique. I was hesitant to read, because of rumblings about bad and/or inappropriate language. However the messages of the book are so strong, and positive that I could care less about the language. I want my 13 yr old daughter to read it right now! Why would I not want he ...more

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Apr 19, 2017 ☼Shannon☼ rated it really liked it

Shelves: characters-of-color, 4-stars, banned, own-physical, top-100, shannon-s-choice-award-winners, pop-sugar-challenge-selection

There's not a lot of male narrators in YA so its refreshing when I get to read a book my a male POV. However, he doesn't hold a lot back and there were stuff I didn't want to know but he said it anyway, but that's just how boys think. I live near Indian Reservations (I actually live a couple of hours away from the Spokane one mentioned in the book) and I realized I don't know anything about Indians, very eye opening.

Winner of Shannon's Choice Awards 2017:
Read Before You Die Award ...more

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