What a great book! Sherman Alexie's National Book Award winning novel is the inaugural book in the Whatcom READS! program where all of Whatcom County, Washington is reading the same book. True Diary is semi-autobiographical and tells the story of Junior, a Native American teen who wants to be a cartoonist. The story is set in Wellpinit and Reardon, Washington, where Alexie grew up.

Read this book, talk about it with others, pass it along, and join the Whatcom READS! book group! Sherman Alexie is coming to Whatcom County in March of 2009. Go to www.whatcomreads.org for more information and lots of great ways to participate.

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What a great book! Sherman Alexie's National Book Award winning novel is the inaugural book in the Whatcom READS! program where all of Whatcom County, Washington is reading the same book. True Diary is semi-autobiographical and tells the story of Junior, a Native American teen who wants to be a cartoonist. The story is set in Wellpinit and Reardon, Washington, where Alexie grew up.

Read this book, talk about it with others, pass it along, and join the Whatcom READS! book group! Sherman Alexie is coming to Whatcom County in March of 2009. Go to www.whatcomreads.org for more information and lots of great ways to participate.

Since I have heard the author speak in person, I enjoyed the book even more.

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WONDERFUL BOOK. MANY IN BELLINGHAM HAVE READ IT.