By now you've heard that Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (edited by Jennifer Hunt at Little Brown) won the National Book Award for young people's literature. Sherman Alexie described his hope for the book in his hometown rag, the Seattle Times: "I hope it encourages all sorts of trapped people to feel like they can escape."
By now you've heard that Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (edited by Jennifer Hunt at Little Brown) won the National Book Award for young people's literature. Sherman Alexie described his hope for the book in his hometown rag, the Seattle Times: "I hope it encourages all sorts of trapped people to feel like they can escape."