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Length: 259 pages Word Wise: Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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  • File Size: 12409 KB
  • Print Length: 259 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (January 10, 2012)
  • Publication Date: January 10, 2012
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B006T2O8TW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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5.0 out of 5 starsI almost cried a few times and I laughed a lot
By Debra Garfinkle on October 5, 2007
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
For a story about an impoverished teen on an Indian reservation who has an alcoholic father and faces bullies and racism and the deaths of several close relatives, I sure laughed a lot. I loved the written humor and the wonderful cartoons throughout the book, as well as learning something about life on a reservation. I finished this fast-paced book in two days and was sorry to see it end. This is one of my favorite young adult novels of 2007.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRichie's Picks: THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
By N. S. on September 5, 2007
Format: Hardcover
"Mr. President you ought to know that this nation is more a 'Tale of Two Cities' than it is just a 'Shining City on a Hill.' "
-- Mario Cuomo, 1984 National Democratic Convention Keynote Address

"It sucks to be poor, and it sucks to feel that you somehow deserve to be poor. You start believing that you're poor because you're stupid and ugly. And then you start believing that you're stupid and ugly because you're Indian. And because you're Indian you start believing you're destined to be poor. It's an ugly circle and there's nothing you can do about it.

So opines high school student and sometime cartoonist Arnold Spirit, aka Junior, who is despondent as his father prepares to shoot Arnold's suffering dog because there is no money to pay for a veterinarian's services. But a math teacher -- whose nose is broken when Arnold, in his frustration, angrily throws his generations-old math book --endeavors to change Arnold's sense of helplessness:

" 'You can't give up. You won't give up. You threw that book in my face because somewhere inside you refuse to give up.'
"I didn't know what he was talking about. Or maybe I just didn't want to know.
"Jeez, it was a lot of pressure to put on a kid. I was carrying the burden of my race, you know? I was going to get a bad back from it.
" 'If you stay on this rez,' Mr. P said, 'they're going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. We're all going to kill you. You can't fight us forever.'
" 'I don't want to fight anybody.' I said.
" 'You've been fighting since you were born,' he said. 'You fought off that brain surgery. You fought off those seizures. You fought off all the drunks and drug addicts. You kept your hope. And now, you have to take your hope and go somewhere where other people have hope.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsArnold Spirit's Spirit Soars
By Leah on September 24, 2007
Format: Hardcover
TATDOAPTI may be a teen fiction book and I have been out of that awkward phase of life for five years, but I could not resist this story of a contemporary Walter Mitty transplanted in the heart of a Washington reservation. In Sherman Alexie's narrator, there's a boundless energy and a high-strung desire to prove the system--and the world--wrong when it comes to Native Americans.

Arnold (known as Junior) Spirit is an aspiring cartoonist (samples of his work can be found throughout the book) has a plethora of problems: he has medical issues ranging from poor eyesight and a past onset of seizures, one friend, and a troubled yet loving family. His world gets upturned when a teacher tells him to get off the reservation, not figuratively, but psychologically and spiritually. Junior's never had someone inform him of his full potential to be something other than "another troubled drunken Indian," so when the chance comes to transfer to a good school in the middle of a racist town outside his home, Junior leaps at the chance.

While there, Junior struggles with the mere fact that he's a Native American in a sea of white students and teachers; this fact continues to plague him when his friend turns his back on him and his whole reservation thinks he's a sell-out. But Junior, Lord bless him, is determined to make a name for himself, and even finds a little romance, convoluted as it is, and makes a few friends who help him expand his mind and reach his goals.

Narrated like random passages from a journal (hence the title), I have nothing but love for this funny, sweet, and conflicted boy. If he were older, I would totally go out with him. But, since he is a character in a novel, all I can say is he is a wonderful voice for a life that no one notices.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsThis book is not for kids under 13 or 14
By Mary D. Haper on January 12, 2008
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
I thought this was a kid's book and bought it for a 10 year old's birthday, but he is not getting it (yet). It is NOT for kids as some subject matter is not appropriate--masturbation, looking at girls' breasts, for example, are mentioned briefly but may be upsetting to some parents. For us old folks (I am 61) this was a good read. A little simple, but dead on about life, what we did to the American Indians, teen life, life between parent and child, child and best friend, the importance of education, the importance of being weird and the importance of fitting in, etc. I've never read the author's work before so the technique of writing as a 14 year old and interspersing cartoon sketches was new to me. If you are too young, you won't get a lot of the references, so better to be older.
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4.0 out of 5 starsThe reservation called America
By Ron Franscell, Author of 'Morgue: A Life in Death' on May 8, 2000
Format: Hardcover
"Deep in the heart of the heart of every Indian man's heart, he believes he is Crazy Horse," Sherman Alexie writes in "The Toughest Indian in the World," his new collection of renegade short stories. And that might mean, um, you are Custer.
Or it might just mean Alexie wants you to understand the pride and rage behind these nine lyrical, rebellious, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking stories, where Indians find themselves between worlds, between lives, and between loves.
Fiction writers simulate real life, they don't really bottle it. Alexie is one of the best American writers of any color today, but not because he writes about Indians as an Indian. Rather, it's because he observes the multi-colored light of *human* existence through indigenous eyes. His prism is a valuable cultural artifact on this reservation we call America.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsSad and funny true story. Worth a read.

Such a good story about the tragic way our ancestors treated the American Indians. Now I don't feel quite so bad when I make my donations at our local Indian Casino! (smirk)

Published 1 day ago by Carol Craul
5.0 out of 5 starsA book that crosses boundaries while making us laugh

Here's one more review to add to thousands of reviews - but for me, a brand new read. It’s especially appropriate that I completed this read on Thanksgiving Day 2016, when many... Read more

Published 2 days ago by Kristin Lems
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat book for discussion

It's a banned book, so obviously it's worth reading. The book is a young adult novel so reading this at 20 years old was a little not-what-I-wanted, but the themes and characters... Read more

Published 4 days ago by Chris Bishop
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

True Alexie form. .

Published 4 days ago by Darrell Vincent
5.0 out of 5 starsBrilliant

This is the third book of Sherman Alexie's I have read, another rich experience. A coming of age story of a young man trying to appease his Native culture while bravely facing a... Read more

Published 6 days ago by Karen S. Williams
5.0 out of 5 starsA fantastic quick read.

This is a fun read. I laughed and I cried when I read it. I actually read the entire book in just one day. Read more

Published 7 days ago by Sabrina H.
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

A WONDERFUL read for almost every age. A generous look into a world we should all know about.

Published 7 days ago by Judy Stevens
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book

I bought this book because I have to studying for my reading class. But I totally love it after I started to read. Great story and there have a lot of things make people to think.

Published 8 days ago by Isabelle
5.0 out of 5 starsDark, Raw and Honest

Originally, I had planned to read this book when I was in high school. However, time went on and I didn't get a chance to read in until now. Read more

Published 9 days ago by T. Armstrong
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Funny, touching, and so real, I loved this book

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