The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian details Arnold’s life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white high school in another town for a chance at a better education.
This is the story of a boy struggling with a decision to leave everything he knows behind in pursuit of a decent education. This is a story celebrating a love of learning, and the struggle that we all face between making others happy and finding a life worth living; about a young boy trying to find a better life than the one he is destined for.
The young adult novel by Sherman Alexie was released in 2007 to immediate acclaim. It won the 2007 National Book Award and the 2009 Odyssey Award for best audio book.
Something so positive must be bad, right? In its barely 4 years of existence, it has also catapulted (naturally) to the forefront of America’s most banned and challenged books.
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**AUTHOR’S NOTE: In this article I noted that on June 19, 2011, the Richland school district in Washington State voted to revoke access and remove this book from school libraries.
In a news article posted July 12, 2011, the Richland School Board has reversed last month’s decision to ban the use of a young-adult novel by a popular Northwest author in classrooms.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie now is cleared for any grade level in Richland high schools.
Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/12/1741918/richland-school-board-reverses.html#ixzz1RwE4ERll