The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Bestselling 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 experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.

With a foreward by Markus Zusak & interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney

This was not what I was expecting. 

It was less a streamlined story and more of a collection of short stories about Alexie's life growing up. While it did seem to come together at the end, at the beginning it felt quite broken up. 

This is another that I wish I had the physical book copy, since it has illustrations, but it was still a good book. Interesting look at how the Native American people are still dealing with social injustice and prejudice. Alexie was great at reflecting his emotions into his writing, while at times I cried for him other times I actually laughed out loud. Definitely a good read to see life from another perspective.