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

"Do Indian Reservations still exist?" This was a question a student asked me last school year. Yes, they do, and a great fiction book that gives you an idea of some of the issues on Reservations is revealed in this teen book called True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (2007, 230 p.). It's humorous at times, realistic, and honest. On top of that, the narrator, 14 year-old Arnold Spirit aka Junior, is a talented artist whose drawings are featured throughout the book. Some of the issues presented are self-concept, identity, racism (white vs. Native-American), and life on the reservation. I enjoyed this. What about you?