The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Sherman Alexie
This powerful story, about a bullied teenager who is estranged both from the rich white kids at his high school and his own community on the Spokane Reservation, is a rich, smart and original tale from one of North America's best writers.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian won the 2007 National Book Award for young people's literature.
From the book
I was born with water on the brain.
Okay, so that's not exactly true. I was actually born with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside my skull. But cerebral spinal fluid is just the doctors' fancy way of saying brain grease. And brain grease works inside the lobes like car grease works inside an engine. It keeps things running smooth and fast. But weirdo me, I was born with too much grease inside my skull, and it got all thick and muddy and disgusting, and it only mucked up the works. My thinking and breathing and living engine slowed down and flooded.
My brain was drowning in grease.
From The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie ©2007. Published by Little, Brown Books.