Young Adult Book Reading Challenges discussion

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian has won a plethora of awards over the last year, including the coveted National Book Award. Below is the link to Sherman Alexie's acceptance speech. His actual speech starts at 4:40.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6AbxJ...

In his emotional speech, Alexie credits two authors, Ezra Jack Keats and Adrian C. Lewis, as well as a teacher as the inspirations for his writing career.