Sherman Alexie
Young adult
With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
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Indigenous story in the present tense, not a museum label.
Young adult. Indigenous story as literature, not a unit.
What does this book refuse to treat as history?
End of a chapter: the choice you would have made, and why they didn't.
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