暢銷書作家謝爾曼·亞歷克西講述了朱尼爾的故事，朱尼爾是一位在斯波坎印第安人保留地長大的嶄露頭角的漫畫家。 朱尼爾決心將自己的未來掌握在自己手中，他離開了位於雷茲的陷入困境的學校，前往一所全白人的農場小鎮高中就讀，學校吉祥物是唯一的另一個印第安人。
《一個兼職印第安人的絕對真實日記》令人心碎、有趣且文筆優美，它以作者自己的經歷為基礎，加上艾倫·福尼(Ellen Forney) 反映人物藝術的辛酸圖畫，記錄了一個美國原住民男孩的當代青春期。當他試圖擺脫他注定要過的生活。
Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
With a foreword by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and four-color interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
