The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (Grades 7 & up) Arthur Spirit A.K.A Junior has a lot to deal with as he enters high school in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. When Junior transfers out of his poor high school on the reservation into a rich white school in a different town he’s sure it will be disater. To his surprise his jumpshot lands him on the basketball team and he soons starts making friends. Junior uses his cartoons thoughout the book to “explain” his life. He says, “I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats.” This is a great book for teens or anyone trying to deal with fitting in, either at home or at school.
