The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian, by Sherman Alexie

I read this last year when it was a finalist for the Freshman Common Reading Program. It’s the story of Junior, a Native American boy growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. He leaves the school on the reservation to attend a nearby all white high school, where he is the only Native American. He has aspirations of being a cartoonist and the book is interspersed with amazing drawings capturing his experiences. At times hilarious and at times heartbreaking, this book will stay with me for a long time.

– Susanna.