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Sherman Alexie

Born

in Spokane, Washington, The United States

October 07, 1966

Website

http://www.fallsapart.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

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Sherman J. Alexie, Jr., was born in October 1966. A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, WA, about 50 miles northwest of Spokane, WA. Alexie has published 18 books to date.

Alexie is an award-winning and prolific author and occasional comedian. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a modern Native American. Sherman's best known works include The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Smoke Signals, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. He lives in Seattle, Washington. ...more

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My new short short story "Fast" is online at The Stranger.

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Average rating: 4.05 · 395,790 ratings · 41,331 reviews · 150 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 259,933 ratings — published 2007 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven 4.09 avg rating — 25,612 ratings — published 1993 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 4.15 avg rating — 17,211 ratings — published 2017 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight 3.89 avg rating — 16,983 ratings — published 2007 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reservation Blues 3.98 avg rating — 13,546 ratings — published 1995 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indian Killer 3.78 avg rating — 7,964 ratings — published 1996 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Toughest Indian in the World 4.07 avg rating — 6,938 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Little Indians 4.07 avg rating — 6,756 ratings — published 2003 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War Dances 3.91 avg rating — 6,782 ratings — published 2009 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 4,594 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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“He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Toughest Indian in the World

tags: choice, love

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“Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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What frequently challenged or banned children's or young adult book should we read in September?

(Choices chosen from book club suggestions by random number generator.)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

23 votes 23.5%

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

22 votes 22.4%

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book by Nat Hentoff

12 votes 12.2%

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

12 votes 12.2%

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

10 votes 10.2%

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson

8 votes 8.2%

Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block

4 votes 4.1%

Memoirs of a Bookbat by Kathryn Lasky

3 votes 3.1%

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

2 votes 2.0%

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher

2 votes 2.0%

98 total votes

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