Antrim Eclectic Book Club will meet Thursday, June 22, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., at the James A. Tuttle Library, 45 Main St. in Antrim.

Participants will discuss Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Sixty illustrations accompany this  tale of a Native teenager who chooses to leave his reservation in order to attend a nearly all-white high school. Frequently challenged by aspiring censors, this memoir examines teenage drugs and sexuality.

Possible discussion questions include in what sense Junior (the novel’s protagonist) is a “part-time Indian,” how Junior’s ambition to be a famous cartoonist conflicts with his membership in his Native community, how satisfying and realistic the novel’s ending is and what messages Alexie is conveying.

For information about the club, send email to Steve Ullman  at stephenhullman@gmail.com.

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