From the Bookshelf of Pop Sugar's Annual Ultimate Reading Challenge…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie,

Ellen Forney (Illustrator)

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Sep 15, 2016 Marti rated it liked it

This... this book. It has important messages. I think it does a good job bringing up and discussing some issues when it comes to native Americans BUT I for the life of me get over the use of the words retard and faggot as insults. I get it's a representation of a 14 year old boy and the environment he lives in. I get it's probably a good representation of what most boys act like but I just can't get past it and it really hurt my view on this book. I think this is an important book, but the writi ...more

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Jun 02, 2021 Amy rated it liked it

Love YA/coming of age books. This one has been on my to read list for a while. It’s a book I think all high schoolers should read as it introduces aspects of what life is like for a Native American teen who is between his home on the reservation and his life in a predominately white high school. I learned some new things and enjoyed reading about it through the lens of a Native American teen. It was heartbreaking at times and funny, too.

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