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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Index The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel by Sherman Alexie and illustrated by Ellen Forney. [1]

59 relations: Adolescence, Alcohol and Native Americans, American Indian Library Association, American Indian Youth Literature Awards, Antioch, Illinois, Archie Comics, Audiobook, Book censorship in the United States, Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Bruce Barcott, Bulimia nervosa, California Young Reader Medal, Cartoonist, Challenge (literature), Crook County, Oregon, Dakota Student, Des Moines, Iowa, Ellen Forney, Fairfield University, Film producer, First-person narrative, Hardcover, Hydrocephalus, Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company, Jock (stereotype), John Hart (author), List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples, Little, Brown and Company, Memoir, National Book Award for Young People's Literature, National Book Foundation, Native Americans in the United States, Odyssey Award, Orator, Paperback, Prineville, Oregon, Reardan, Washington, Recorded Books, San Francisco Chronicle, School library, School Library Journal, Screenwriter, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sherman Alexie, Short story, Songwriter, Spokane people, Stand-up comedy, Tangerine (novel), The Guardian, ..., The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, University of Miami, Vail Daily, Wellpinit, Washington, West Valley School District (Spokane), Westfield High School (New Jersey), Young adult fiction, Young Adult Library Services Association. Expand index (9 more) »

Adolescence

AdolescenceMacmillan Dictionary for Students Macmillan, Pan Ltd.

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Alcohol and Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States have historically had extreme difficulty with the use of alcohol.

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American Indian Library Association

The American Indian Library Association (AILA) is an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), and is a membership action group that focuses on the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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American Indian Youth Literature Awards

The American Indian Library Association (AILA) awards are presented every two years to recognize the most outstanding contributions to children's literature by and about American Indians.

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Antioch, Illinois

Antioch is a village in Antioch Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States.

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Archie Comics

Archie Comic Publications, Inc. is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.

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Audiobook

An audiobook (or talking book) is a recording of a text being read.

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Book censorship in the United States

Book censorship "is the removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic, or educational material--of images, ideas, and information--on the grounds that these are morally or otherwise objectionable in the light of standards applied by the censor." Censorship is "the regulation of speech and other forms of expression by an entrenched authority,".

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Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are a set of American literary awards conferred by The Boston Globe and The Horn Book Magazine annually from 1967.

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Bruce Barcott

Bruce Barcott is an American editor, environmental journalist and author.

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Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging.

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California Young Reader Medal

The California Young Reader Medal is a set of five annual literary awards conferred upon picture books and fiction books selected by vote of California schoolchildren from a ballot prepared by committee.

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Cartoonist

A cartoonist (also comic strip creator) is a visual artist who specializes in drawing cartoons.

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Challenge (literature)

Challenged literature, a phenomenon that dates back to the early 1850's with Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is the attempt by a person or group of people to have literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum according to the American Library Association (ALA).

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Crook County, Oregon

Crook County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Dakota Student

The Dakota Student is the student-run newspaper publication of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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Ellen Forney

Ellen Forney (born March 8, 1968) is an American cartoonist and educator.

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Fairfield University

Fairfield University is a private Jesuit Catholic research university located in the coastal town of Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Film producer

A film producer is a person who oversees the production of a film.

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First-person narrative

A first-person narrative is a mode of storytelling in which a narrator relays events from their own point of view using the first person It may be narrated by a first person protagonist (or other focal character), first person re-teller, first person witness, or first person peripheral (also called a peripheral narrator).

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Hardcover

A hardcover or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of Binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus is a condition in which there is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the brain.

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Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company

Indian is an American brand of motorcycles Spelling as per, 1929-31 originally produced from 1901 to 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.

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Jock (stereotype)

In the United States and Canada, a jock is a stereotype of an athlete, or someone who is primarily interested in sports and sports culture, and does not take much interest in intellectual culture.

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John Hart (author)

John Hart (born 1965) is an American author of thriller novels.

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List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples

While the history of colonization and marginalization is not unique to the Americas, the practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from indigenous peoples of North America is a significant phenomenon in the United States and Canada.

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Little, Brown and Company

Little, Brown and Company is an American publisher founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown, and for close to two centuries has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors.

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Memoir

A memoir (US: /ˈmemwɑːr/; from French: mémoire: memoria, meaning memory or reminiscence) is a collection of memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in the subject's life.

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National Book Award for Young People's Literature

The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of four annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation (NBF) to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens.

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National Book Foundation

The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America".

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.

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Odyssey Award

The Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production is an annual award conferred by the American Library Association upon the publisher of "the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States".

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Orator

An orator, or oratist, is a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.

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Paperback

A paperback is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Prineville, Oregon

Prineville is a city in and the seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States.

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Reardan, Washington

Reardan is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States.

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Recorded Books

Recorded Books is an audiobook imprint of RBMedia, a publishing company with operations in countries globally.

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San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California.

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School library

A school library (or a school library media center) is a library within a school where students, staff, and often, parents of a public or private school have access to a variety of resources.

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School Library Journal

The School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people.

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Screenwriter

A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter for short), scriptwriter or scenarist is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs, comics or video games, are based.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as the Seattle P-I, the Post-Intelligencer, or simply the P-I) is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Sherman Alexie

Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker.

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Short story

A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a "single effect" or mood, however there are many exceptions to this.

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Songwriter

A songwriter is a professional who is paid to write lyrics for singers and melodies for songs, typically for a popular music genre such as rock or country music.

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Spokane people

The Spokan or Spokane people are a Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of the Washington state and parts of northern Idaho in the United States of America.

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Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comic style in which a comedian performs in front of a live audience, usually speaking directly to them.

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Tangerine (novel)

Tangerine is a young adult novel by Edward Bloor, published in 1997 by Harcourt.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is a multi-platform American digital and print magazine founded in 1930 and focusing on the Hollywood film industry, television, and entertainment industries, as well as Hollywood's intersection with fashion, finance, law, technology, lifestyle, and politics.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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University of Miami

The University of Miami (informally referred to as UM, U of M, or The U) is a private, nonsectarian research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States.

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Vail Daily

The Vail Daily is the leading source of news and information in Eagle County, Colorado.

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Wellpinit, Washington

Wellpinit is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States.

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West Valley School District (Spokane)

West Valley School District (WVSD) is located in the city of Spokane Valley, Washington.

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Westfield High School (New Jersey)

Westfield Senior High School (WHS, or Westfield High School) is a comprehensive public high school located in Westfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Westfield Public Schools.

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Young adult fiction

Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction published for readers in their youth.

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Young Adult Library Services Association

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), established in 1957, is a division of the American Library Association.

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