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Cynthia Leitich Smith

Cynthia Leitich Smith is an award-winning, bestselling Native author of books for young readers and the author-curator of Heartdrum at HarperChildren's. Affiliate earnings are credited to her local independent bookstore, BookPeople in Austin, Texas.

Books by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Firefly Season
On a Wing and a Tear
Blue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem: A Graphic Novel
Harvest House
Sisters of the Neversea
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Hearts Unbroken
Indian Shoes
Rain Is Not My Indian Name
Jingle Dancer
Feral Pride
Feral Curse
Feral Nights
Diabolical
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Books Featuring Poems, Essays & Short Stories by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Hop to It: Poems to Get You Moving
Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA
I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage
Thanku: Poems of Gratitude
Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids
Violent Ends
Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories
Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists and Other Matters Odd and Magical
Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today
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So, You Want to Write for Kids & Teens?
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Law and Authors: A Legal Handbook for Writers
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Writing Picture Books Revised and Expanded Edition: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication (Second Edition, Revised)
Children's Picturebooks: The Art of Visual Storytelling
The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How to Decolonize the Creative Classroom
Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA
Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature
Writing Great Books for Young Adults: Everything You Need to Know, from Crafting the Idea to Getting Published
Worlds within Words: Writing and the Writing Life
The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Walking on Alligators: A Book of Meditations for Writers
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition)
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Native American & First Nations Board Books
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My Heart Fills with Happiness
Cradle Me (Spanish/English)
We Sang You Home
Little You
Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns
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Native American & First Nations Picture Books
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Yáadilá!: Good Grief!
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities
Firefly Season
Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series
What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland's Historic Inauguration
A Letter for Bob
Rock Your Mocs
Just Like Grandma
My Lala
Be a Good Ancestor
Remember
My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book
Returning to the Yakoun River
The Global Ocean
Dancing with Our Ancestors
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Native American & First Nations Early Readers & Chapter Books
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She Persisted: Deb Haaland
She Persisted: Maria Tallchief
Jo Jo Makoons: Snow Day
Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants
Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-To-Be Best Friend
She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
Tapwe and the Magic Hat
The Powwow Dog
The Powwow Thief
Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story
Indian Shoes
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Native American & First Nations Books for Middle Graders (Upper Elementary)
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On a Wing and a Tear
Blue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem: A Graphic Novel
Mascot
Two Tribes: A Graphic Novel
Heroes of the Water Monster
We Still Belong
Eagle Drums: (Newbery Honor Book)
Weird Rules to Follow
The Stone Child: The Misewa Saga, Book Three
Thunderous
The Star That Always Stays
The Raven Mother
Indigenous Peoples: Women Who Made a Difference (Super Sheroes of History)
Sisters of the Neversea
Healer of the Water Monster
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Native American, First Nations & Métis Books for Young Adults (Tweens & Teens)
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Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
The Unfinished
Looking for Smoke
This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir (Scholastic Focus)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
Rez Ball
Those Pink Mountain Nights
Warrior Girl Unearthed
Harvest House
Man Made Monsters
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
My Good Man
A Blanket of Butterflies
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
A Snake Falls to Earth: Newbery Honor Award Winner
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