The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Name: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
ISBN: 9780316015424

by Sherman Alexie · first published 2007

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

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eesmith · Jul 12, 2025 · Mentions

…pronouns match the gender "at conception", and the anti-scientific claim that gender is a male-female binary? The right also wants to block books which have nothing to do with gay characters, including “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, “Maus”, “The Handmaid's Tale“, “Of Mice and Men“ and “Brave New World”.
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