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of text, including many sidebars, plus several appendixes about the life and work of American Indian poet and author, Sherman Alexie, provide an excellent introduction for young adult readers.


The book covers some of the same material that is found in Alexie's bestselling young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian, growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and transferring to nearby Reardan High School to further his education and play basketball.
It was in a creative writing class at Washington State University that Alexie found his calling as a writer,

This book would be excellent for students or even adults who want a brief

overview of Sherman Alexie's life and career.
I have heard him speak, and the humorous Alexie I experienced is clearly evident on these pages,

Alexie describes himself as following in his grandmother's footsteps as a teller of tales when he says, "I was doing something old fashioned.
I was a storyteller around a fire, " Sherman Alexie won theNational Book Award for young peoples literature with his acclaimed novel The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian.
The novel was inspired by the problems, struggles, and occasional triumphs he experienced as a teenager, Alexie had a long career before writing a YA novel, He has been a poet, a short story writer, a novelist, a screenwriter, a comedian, and a musician, No matter what medium he works in, Alexie attracts fans that love exploring the gorgeous, lonely, magical, and terrifying worlds he creates.


This enthralling narrative gives teen readers an intimate portrait of Alexie, from his birth, when he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, and youth on the Spokane Indian Reservation to his establishment as a rising star in American literature.
Among his acclaimed books are Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Reservation Blues, and Indian Killer, and his screenplay Smoke Signals.
He also wrote and directed the film The Business of Fancydancing, He won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction inwith War Dances, a collection of short stories interspersed with poems.
Also included are fact sheets on Alexie and his writing, critical reviews of his works, and a timeline, .