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The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian  Cover Image Book Book

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian / by Sherman Alexie ; art by Ellen Forney.

Alexie, Sherman, 1966- (Author). Forney, Ellen, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Native American is the school mascot.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0316013684
  • ISBN: 9780316013680
  • Physical Description: 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2007.

Content descriptions

Citation/References Note:
School Library Journal starred, September 2007
Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008
Horn Book Starred, September 2007
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2007
Pub Weekly, August 2007
Booklist, August 2007
New York Times, November 2007
Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2007
Multicultural Review, September 2007
Kliatt Starred, September 2007
Horn Book Starred, April 2008
Target Audience Note:
Young Adult Follett Library Resources.
600L Lexile.
600L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader/AR RL 4.0/ PTS 6.0
Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.0 6.0 117771
Awards Note:
National Book Award winner, 2007
American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2008
Wordcraft Circle Award, 2007
Subject: Spokane Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America > Washington (State) > Juvenile fiction.
Indian reservations > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Diary fiction.
Indians of North America > Fiction.
Diaries > Juvenile fiction.
American Indian Youth Literature Award.
Genre: Diary fiction.
Young adult fiction.

Available copies

  • 17 of 17 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Wallowa County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Wallowa Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Wallowa Public Library Y ALE (Text) 30004000235305 Youth Fiction Available -


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