The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie,
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a novel: In his first book for young adults, Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation for an all-white high school. This heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written tale received the 2007 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. (Little, Brown)