I thought that The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was right for me. This book is a perfect mixture of Funny and Emotional. I think that it was amazingly written. The main character Junior narrates the book. The book is all about his life living on an Indian Reservation, his life seems really hard. He goes to a school where all the teachers hate him, and all the kids pick on him because he was born with a variety of medical problems. He only has one friend who is really tough; he beats up all the kids that pick on Junior. Eventually Junior gets tired of being picked on so he decides to leave the reservation and go to school somewhere else.
On the first day of the new school EVERYONE picks on him since he is the only Indian there. Eventually he makes some friends and falls in love with a girl. Junior had a really hard time that year, his grandma, sister and dad’s friend all died. The only family he has left are his mom and dad. All the people on the reservation are mad at him for leaving to go to school outside of the reservation including his best friend. One day his new school plays his old school in basket ball. His best friend threw the ball at him and he had to get stitches on his face. I know from this summary this book doesn’t seem funny at all. I don’t really know how to describe the funny parts, so you will just have to read it for your self!
-Claire
very interesting claire i might read it one day
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you liked this book. I know that they read it in the 8th grade, but it's a book that deserves a solid rereading. Did you know that this book has been challenged as 'inappropriate' in some high schools? Yes, I know, it takes some maturity to read, but it is SO worth it.
ReplyDeleteI remember when my daughter read it - she laughed so hard and yet she thought parts were really sad. I like Sherman Alexia because he writes like that - makes you laugh until you want to cry and then makes you want to cry. How does he do that?
Dear clairebear ;),
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really good!!! I would soooo read it because I love those kind of books where they are funny but have a point at the same time. Especially the ones that have an amazing story that the author doesn't write about (like before hand, you know?). Maybe sometime I can borrow it? :D I'm looking forward to it!!