Cynthia Leitich Smith






Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Cynthia's fiction is noted for its diversity, humor, lyricism, and mid-to-southwestern settings. Still early in her career, she has shown tremendous range and loves to experiment.

JINGLE DANCER, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu, (Morrow / Harper-Collins, 2000)(ages 4-up) was a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award, runner-up for the Western Writers Association Storyteller Award, and Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. It was also named to the Texas 2 x 2 List. School Library Journal said, “…a welcome addition to stories about traditions passed down by woman of a culture.” Book magazine named it among “Debuts that Deliver.”

RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME (HarperCollins,...more




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So far, what's the most fun you've ever had working on a book? Why?

I have to say that working on this latest book, Dear Sylvia (Groundwood, 2008)(excerpt), was the most fun.

I often struggle to find the right voice for a particular project, and when I do a sequel (or, in this case, the third of a trilogy) I'm highly conscious of having to be as or more original than the origi... ...more
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avg rating: 3.37 | 2,595 ratings | 623 reviews | 8 distinct works | 65 fans
Tantalize Tantalize
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
avg rating 3.22 — 1,608 ratings — published 2007
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Eternal Eternal (Tantalize, #2)
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
avg rating 3.52 — 558 ratings — published 2009
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Geektastic: Stories from the N... Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
by Holly Black (Editor), Cecil Castellucci (Goodreads author) (Editor), M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga more...
avg rating 3.83 — 260 ratings — published 2009
3 editions
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Immortal: Love Stories with Bi... Immortal: Love Stories with Bite
by P.C. Cast (Editor), Rachel Caine, Kristin Cast, Claudia Gray, Nancy Holder, Tanith Lee, Richelle Mead, Cynthia Leitich Smith
avg rating 4.00 — 10 ratings — published 2008
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Rain Is Not My Indian Name Rain Is Not My Indian Name
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
avg rating 3.35 — 57 ratings — published 2001
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Jingle Dancer Jingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Cornelius Van Wright (Illustrator), Ying-Hwa Hu (Illustrator)
avg rating 3.90 — 29 ratings — published 2000
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Santa Knows Santa Knows
by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Greg Leitich Smith
avg rating 4.11 — 9 ratings — published 2006
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Indian Shoes Indian Shoes
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
avg rating 3.89 — 9 ratings — published 2002
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Blessed Blessed (Tantalize, #3)
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2011
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"Besides, humans aren't prey. They are our natural enemies. They are to be avoided. "
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"But adulthood," continued the barely twentysomething, "doesn't give you power over what matters most. It doesn't protect you from pain, loss, fate. That's part of being human."
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"It was funny, though, the things you didn't learn about people until after they died."
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