“From 2000-2009, there were 1,000 challenges for the reason of unsuited for age group,” (Statistics, Web). The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about the main character, Junior in the journey of life. However, this book is challenged. This book is challenged because of the themes within it, which include drugs, alcohol, abuse, sex, violence, immoral acts, sexuality, swearing, racism, race, religion, and bad influence. This is why The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian should not be banned because the book provides life lessons, it exposes children to real life, and the book shows how Native Americans are pushed around until they lose hope. People want to challenge this book because it doesn’t have any