He lives in Seattle, Washington.Īlexie was born in 1966 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington, and spent his childhood on the Spokane Indian Reservation, located west of Spokane. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a Native American with ancestry of several tribes, growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. is an American poet, writer, and filmmaker. Awards-National Book Award PEN/Faulkner Award.Education-B.A., Washington State University.Raised-Spokane, Washington, Indian Reservation.With a forward 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.
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. The story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation.ĭetermined 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.
Sherman Alexie (Illus., Ellen Forney), 2007
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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