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About the Author

A National Book Award-winning author, poet, and filmmaker, Sherman has been named one of Granta's Best Young American Novelists and has been lauded by The Boston Globe as "an important voice in American literature." He is one of the most well known and beloved literary writers of his generation, with works such as The Long Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Reservation Blues and has received numerous awards and citations, including the PEN/Malamud Award for Fiction and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award.

Praise for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian…

"A Native American equivalent of Angela's Ashes."
-Publishers Weekly

"Sure to resonate and lift spirits of all ages for years to come."

"Realistic and fantastical and funny and tragic-all at the same time."
-VOYA

"The line between dramatic monologue, verse novel, and standup comedy gets unequivocally-and hilariously and triumphantly-bent in this novel."
-Horn Book

"What emerges most strongly is Junior's uncompromising determination to press on while leaving nothing important behind."
-BCCB

"Few writers are more masterful than Sherman Alexie."
-Los Angeles Times

"Alexie's humor and prose are easygoing and well suited to his young audience."
-Booklist

"Fierce observations and sharp sense of humor...hilarious language."
-Newsday

"Exceptionally good....Arnold is a wonderful character."
-Miami Herald

"[Alexie] has created an endearing teen protagonist in his own likeness and placed him in the here and now."
-Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Deftly taps into the human desire to stand out while fitting in."
-BookPage

"Nimbly blends sharp with unapologetic emotion....fluid narration deftly mingles raw feelings with funny, sardonic insight."
-(starred review)

"This is a gem of a book....may be [Sherman Alexie's] best work yet."

"Breathtakingly honest, funny, profane, sad....will stay with readers."
-KLIATT