article: Banned: The Absolutely True Diary...
BANNED: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/banned Published in 2007, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian tells the story of Junior, a 14-year-old growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation whose frustration with his poverty-stricken school district leads him to attend high school off the reservation, at an all-white school 22 miles away. Sherman Alexie’s partly-autobiographical novel takes readers on an illustrated journey through a year in the life of Junior, chronicling his experience as the only Indian at his new school (with the exception of the school mascot). The details of his day-to-day life are laid bare — everything from bullying to his crush on a popular girl to a rift with his best friend on the reservation. Junior also writes about the tragic repercussions of alcoholism, including the death of some family members. The coming-of-age novel, which is often taught at the mid...