February Middle Grade Book Club: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Ages 9-12

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Kids’ book blogger Jordan B. Nielsen of TheRustyKey.com will host a discussion hour based on the chapter book of the month. Club members will receive a 15% discount on each month’s selected book. October’s selection is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

About The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian:

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 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 thought he was destined to live.

About the Author:

A National Book Award-winning author, poet, and filmmaker, Sherman Alexie has been named one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists and has been lauded by The Boston Globe as “an important voice in American literature.” He is one of the most well known and beloved literary writers of his generation, with works such as The Long Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Reservation Blues and has received numerous awards and citations, including the PEN/Malamud Award for Fiction and the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Award.