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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Start date
August 24, 2014
Finish date
October 1, 2014
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We are reading this for Banned Book Week at the end of September! It's young adult so it should be a quic…more

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Stina
Jan 27, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: finished-in-2016, top-reads-of-2016, popsugar-challenge-2016, habitica-mrc-2016
Book #65 for 2016
PopSugar Challenge Task: A National Book Award winner
The Legendary Book Club of Habitica's Modest Reading Challenge Task: A book that was banned at some point

I wasn't really looking forward to reading this book. It's about a teenage boy struggling to fit in at a new high school. That isn't the sort of thing that appeals to me. But in this semi-autobiographical tale of Arnold "Junior" Spirit, Alexie offers a unique perspective that is entertaining, touching, and thought-provoking ...more
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