Sherman Alexie is an award-winning author of books for both children and adults, poet, and filmmaker. His works of children’s fiction include the picture book Thunder Boy Jr. and the National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary.

In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined 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. 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 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.