In his first book for young adults, bestselling
author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior,
a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on
the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an
all-white high school. This heartbreaking,
funny, and beautifully written tale, coupled
with poignant drawings that reflect the
character's art, is based on the author's own
experience and chronicles the contemporary
adolescence of one Native American boy as he
attempts to break away from the life he seems
destined to live. It is illustrated in a
contemporary cartoon style by Ellen Forney.