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A hilarious, heartbreaking, and deeply human exploration of what it costs to leave home and what it takes to survive it. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
- bittersweet
- hopeful
- raw
- energetic
- 01
New Kid
Jerry Craft
A warm, funny, and sharply observant graphic novel about the awkward, everyday tightrope walk of middle school and code-switching.
- 02
Ten Little Indians
Sherman Alexie
A tragicomic and deeply empathetic exploration of urban lives caught between history and the modern world.
- 03
Reservation blues
Sherman Alexie
A painful, humorous, and mythic symphony of rock and roll, cultural survival, and redemption.
- 04
Indian horse
Richard Wagamese
A haunting, lyrical testament to survival, where the brutal legacy of residential schools collides with the fleeting, transcendent grace of the ice.
- 05
The Trail of Tears
Joseph Bruchac · 1999
A sobering but deeply compassionate journey through one of history's darkest chapters, honoring the resilience of those who survived.
- 06
American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang
A clever, intertwining graphic journey through the awkwardness of adolescence, the weight of heritage, and the struggle to accept who you are.
- 07
Touching Spirit Bear
Ben Mikaelsen
A raw, visceral journey of survival that strips away blinding rage to reveal the painful, quiet work of healing.
- 08
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
A hilarious, highly visual survival guide to the everyday humiliations of middle school.
- 09
The round house
Louise Erdrich
A gripping, deeply felt coming-of-age story wrapped in a quest for justice on an Ojibwe reservation.
- 10
Two roads
Joseph Bruchac
A dust-swept, deeply empathetic journey of a boy finding his roots and a brotherhood in the most unexpected of places.
- 11
Annie and the Old One
Patricia Miles Martin
A tender, quiet exploration of a young girl's attempt to pause time and hold onto the grandmother she loves.
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The Reluctant Journal Of Henry K Larsen Who Is Only Writing This Because His Therapist Said He Had To Which Stinks
Susin Nielsen
An intimate, voice-driven exploration of a teenager using humor and a reluctant journal to navigate the heavy aftermath of a secret tragedy.
