Skip to content

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN Paperback - 2007

by Alexie, Sherman

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Paperback

Alexie's National Book Award winner 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. Includes poignant drawings that reflect the character's art.

Description

NY, Boston, London: Little, Brown and Co., 2007. Reprint. Cover and interiors by Ellen Forney. Minor wear.. Paperback. Near Fine.
Used - Near Fine
NZ$7.08
NZ$8.24 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Books from the Crypt (Maryland, United States)

Details

  • Title THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
  • Author Alexie, Sherman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little, Brown and Co., NY, Boston, London
  • Date 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # QI104
  • ISBN 9780316013697 / 0316013692
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 12 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 12
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: Language Arts/Literature
    • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Religious Orientation: Native American
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Race relations, Indian reservations
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About Books from the Crypt Maryland, United States

Biblio member since 2004
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Out of Print, Rare and collectible SF, Fantasy, and Horror books, pulps, and comics. Mail order only. Free Booksearch. Visit us at www.booksfromthecrypt.com. Thousands of rare and unusual books, pulps, magazines, convention materials, fanzines and comics are available at our website. Cover scans are available upon request; many items already scanned with online links. If the "Click to View" links we've provided aren't working, try through our website www.booksfromthecrypt.com.

Terms of Sale:

(Cover scans are available upon request; many already available at our website www.booksfromthecrypt.com.) Please e-mail to hold books or to request search. We will e-mail a confirmation of your request/ order with shipping options. Please do not mail Check/ Money order until after you've received confirmation of your order. All orders are shipped upon receipt of payment. Amex, Visa, Mastercard and Discover are accepted and we offer secure ordering through our website www.booksfromthecrypt.com. Md residents add 6% sales tax. All orders subject to prior sale. Our standard shipping is Bookrate/ Media Mail. After we receive your order, we will confirm and offer you an option for either the listed default prices, or a priority option (to be determined by weight). Default is: $3.95 for 1st item, $1.00 for each additional item in same order. Oversized books start at $4. If you want shipping clarification before ordering, please email us at orders@booksfromthecrypt.com. If you have provided credit information, but did not specify a shipping option in response to our confirmation, we will automatically ship at default pricing as soon as possible. If your email bounces and we have no way to contact you, but you have provided credit information, we will ship at default pricing as soon as possible. Outside the US, please email for quote. We will provide all reasonable options. Returns accepted within 2 weeks of receipt and with prior notice.

Browse books from Books from the Crypt

Summary

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.

Categories

About the author

A National Book Award-winning author, poet, and filmmaker, Sherman Alexie is one of the most well-known and beloved literary writers of his generation. His works of fiction, including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Reservation Blues, and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, have received numerous awards and citations. He lives in Seattle. Like Thunder Boy Jr., Sherman was named for his father.