The book contains profanity, and includes themes on racism, drug and alcohol use, violent crimes and sexual references. The story is about a Native American teenage boy growing up on a Spokane, Washington reservation. The book, written by Sherman Alexie, was published in 2009 and was one of the top 10 banned books in 2022 according to the American Library Association. The board upheld the superintendent’s decision in a 5-2 vote.Įarlier this month committee members found “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” to be “educationally suitable for the maturity of high school and middle school students despite its inclusion of content or language that may be considered offensive.” Pilch supported the committee’s recommendation and her decision was appealed by four district residents during an April 10 board of education meeting. The committee last month recommended high school students have access to “Beloved” by Toni Morrison while setting conditions for students in sixth through eighth grades. The committee said the book should remain openly available in middle and high school libraries after weighing the relative literary value of the material and considering the maturity of students and standard of the community. The 22-person committee’s recommendation on “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” and Pilch’s decision on the recommendation were posted on the District 6 website this week.
A Greeley-Evans School District book review committee approved “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” for middle and high school students and Superintendent Deirdre Pilch supported the committee’s findings for the second time.
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