SCBWI 2009 Notes: Sherman Alexie

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I had never heard of Sherman Alexie before the conference but after hearing his inspiring keynote talk at the beginning of the conference, I bought The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian.

Sherman could so easily be a stand-up comedian in another life; he gave such an entertaining talk. Yet he also moved many of us to tears with his story: he's a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian born on the Spokane reservation with water in the brain (hydrocephalus). His mother was warned that her son would