GCC Reads- The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

"Sherman Alexie, a renowned author, kicked off the conference "Outlawed: The Naked Truth about Censored Literature for Young People" speaking at Fresno State about his banned books and life growing up on an Indian reservation."

"It seems the upper Midwest has a problem with Sherman Alexie. Within one month, his 2007 novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has been challenged in two school districts. The first challenge occurred in April, in Prairie du Sac, Wis., while the second challenge occurred earlier this month in a northern Minnesota school district."

"Sherman Alexie’s stunning young adult novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has the dubious honor of being one of the most frequently banned and challenged books every year since its publication in 2007."

"A decade after its original release, Sherman Alexie’s National Book Award winner, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little, Brown) is being reissued in a special anniversary edition, with 70-plus pages of bonus material including a new introduction from Jacqueline Woodson, family photographs, and—most intriguing—an excerpt from Alexie’s long-awaited sequel, Rowdy, Rowdy, Rowdy."