Cynthia Leitich Smith writes books for all ages, including "Here Come the Aunties," "Jingle Dancer," "Sisters of the Neversea," the Blue Stars series, "Rain Is Not My Indian Name," and "Hearts Unbroken." Smith is the anthologist of "Ancestor Approved" and "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" and earned the American Library Association’s Children's Literature Lecture Award and the NSK Neustadt Laureate. Cynthia is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Denton, Texas.
Awards: American Indian Youth Literature Award; NSK Neustadt Laureate
Communities: Indigenous or Native American
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