One Book 2008: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The 2008 One Book, One Redmond, One Summer reading celebration is coordinated by the Redmond Library. This year's selection is the 2007 National Book Award Winner in Young People's Literature, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie. Based on the author’s own experiences, this heartbreaking yet funny story chronicles the adolescence of one contemporary Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he seems destined to live.

About the author
An award-winning author, poet, and filmmaker, Sherman Alexie was named one of GRANTA’s Best Young American Novelists and has been lauded by the Boston Globe as “an important voice in American literature.” One of the most well-known and beloved literary writers of his generation, his works of fiction, including Reservation Blues and short story collections Ten Little Indians and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, have received numerous awards and citations. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is his first novel for young adults. He lives in Seattle.

One Book events
The Redmond Library will be announcing a series of events related to the 2008 One Book reading celebration. These events include a visit by Ellen Forney, who illustrated The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. For more information on 2008 One Book, visit Friends of the Redmond Library.