Two Journal-Based YA novels: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Sloppy Firsts
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie- A fantastic novel. Also, fantastically unstructured. The premise is that a Native American kid in Washington state who decides to leave the reservation and attend a hoity-toity white high school in a nearby town. And the plot is just a bunch of stuff that happens throughout the year. The…
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