{"product_id":"the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian-sherman-alexie","title":"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian;  Sherman Alexie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBestselling 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeartbreaking, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a foreward by Markus Zusak \u0026amp; interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeptember 12, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"contentContainer\" class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--medium TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eSherman J. Alexie, Jr., was born in October 1966. A Spokane\/Coeur d'Alene Indian, he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, WA, about 50 miles northwest of Spokane, WA. Alexie has published 18 books to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexie is an award-winning and prolific author and occasional comedian. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a modern Native American. Sherman's best known works include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmoke Signals\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47798380986690,"sku":"","price":9.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/parttimeindian.jpg?v=1707848170","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian-sherman-alexie","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}