The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian island-art-publishers who came of age in

who came of age in the early 19th century

With the help of an imaginative child

Kwakwaka'wakw Maynard Johnny Jr

Ernest Swanson

with abalone eyes

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian island-art-publishers who came of age inBestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, which is based on the author's own