Flight: A Novel

Flight: A Novel

From the National Book Awardâ€“winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the tale of a troubled boyâ€™s trip through history.

Half Native American and half Irish, fifteen-year-old â€œZitsâ€ has spent much of his short life alternately abused and ignored as an orphan and ward of the foster care system. Ever since his mother died, heâ€™s felt alienated from everyone, but, thanks to the alcoholic father whom heâ€™s never met, especially disconnected from other Indians.
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After he runs away from his latest foster home, he makes a new friend. Handsome, charismatic, and eloquent, Justice soon persuades Zits to unleash his pain and anger on the uncaring world. But picking up a gun leads Zits on an unexpected time-traveling journey through several violent moments in American history, experiencing life as an FBI agent during the civil rights movement, a mute Indian boy during the Battle of Little Bighorn, a nineteenth-century Indian tracker, and a modern-day airplane pilot. When Zits finally returns to his own body, â€œhe begins to understand what it means to be the hero, the villain and the victim. .Â .Â . Mr. Alexie succeeds yet again with his ability to pierce to the heart of matters, leaving this reader with tears in her eyesâ€ (The New York Times Book Review).
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Sherman Alexieâ€™s acclaimed novels have turned a spotlight on the unique experiences of modern-day Native Americans, and here, the New York Timesâ€“bestselling author of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian takes a bold new turn, combining magical realism with his singular humor and insight.
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This ebook features an illustrated biography of Sherman Alexie including rare photos from the authorâ€™s personal collection.
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Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-10-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Open Road Media
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-10-15
Format	Kindle eBook

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