Cynthia Leitich Smith Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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NYT bestseller @CurtisBrownLtd, Heartdrum @HarperChildrens, @VCFAWCYA faculty, @KUJournalism & @UMichLaw alum, 2021 NSK Neustadt Laureate, she/her. Ohonvyetv!

The Sea in Winter
Christine Day
Honored to spot JINGLE DANCER by me, art by @CorneliusvanW & @yinghwahu, & THE SEA IN WINTER by @ByChristineDay, cover by @MichaelaGoade: https://wtpsite.com/2022/06/20/2022-summer-reading-list/ @HarperStacks @HarperChildrens @QuillTreeBooks @diversebooks
Paperback, 2022
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All the World
Liz Garton Scanlon
@stephen_briseno All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
Board Book, 2015
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Merci Suárez Can't Dance
Meg Medina
RT @diversebooks: Happy book birthday to MERCI SUÁREZ CAN'T DANCE by @Meg_Medina! WNDB writer Asha Sridhar interviewed Meg about Merci's ev…
Paperback, 2022
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We All Play
Julie Flett
RT @campreadarama: WE ALL PLAY by @julie_flett celebrates children and animals at play. This engaging #PictureBook features both English an…
Board Book, 2024
$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rain Is Not My Indian Name
Cynthia Leitich Smith
@HeyJasonJune It's not too long for anyone else's purposes, but speaking as someone who has typed "RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME by Cynthia Leitich Smith" a hundred thousand times over 20 years, you might want to ask yourself if it's too long for you. 😅
Paperback, 2021
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Namaste Is a Greeting
Suma Subramaniam
"...the inside story of the cover-design process...Namaste Is A Greeting, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat @Candlewick & She Sang For India: How M.S. Subbulakshmi Used Her Voice For Change, illustrated by @shreyaillos @MacKidsBooks " @suma_v_s https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2022/03/sandhya-prabhat-shreya-gupta-and-suma-subramaniam-on-the-cover-design-for-namaste-is-a-greeting-and-she-sang-for-india-how-m-s-subbulakshmi-used-her-voice-for-change/ @VCFAWCYA https://t.co/sJsy7d1Fsq
Hardcover, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Girl Gone Missing
Marcie R. Rendon
RT @StKatesLibrary: Join us as author Marcie Rendon discusses her book Girl Gone Missing, the resiliency of Native people, and Native women…
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Killer's Cousin
Nancy Werlin
@JLew100 THE KILLER'S COUSIN by Nancy Werlin is an old-school YA classic.
Paperback, 2020
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Warrior Girl Unearthed
Angeline Boulley
WARRIOR GIRL, UNEARTHED by @FineAngeline is the @amazon Editors’ pick for Best Teen & YA Book of the Year (So Far)! More picks, including my latest release, HARVEST HOUSE: https://t.co/l8QxmvEYlH @Candlewick @holoskeart @AriTison @patriciapark718 @amiekaufman @lclineransome https://t.co/vdshts82sF
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All the Wind in the World
Samantha Mabry
2017 #MG/#YA #Texas @WritersLeague Award Winner: THE LOVE LETTERS OF ABELARD AND LILY by Laura Creedle. Finalists: ROAR by @CoraCarmack; WAIT FOR ME by @carolinesblurb; FAULT LINES IN THE CONSTITUTION by @cylev & Sanford Levinson; ALL THE WIND IN THE WORLD by @samanthamabry. https://t.co/DQyodJhHtj
Paperback, 2018
$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book