{"product_id":"ancestor-approved-intertribal-stories-for-kids-9780062869951","title":"Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a high school gym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, and celebrate friendship and heritage. Young protagonists will meet relatives from faraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rez dog).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey are the heroes of their own stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing stories and poems by: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJoseph Bruchac \u003cbr\u003eArt Coulson\u003cbr\u003eChristine Day\u003cbr\u003eEric Gansworth\u003cbr\u003eCarole Lindstrom\u003cbr\u003eDawn Quigley\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Roanhorse\u003cbr\u003eDavid A. Robertson\u003cbr\u003eAndrea L. Rogers\u003cbr\u003eKim Rogers\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Leitich Smith\u003cbr\u003eMonique Gray Smith\u003cbr\u003eTraci Sorell, \u003cbr\u003eTim Tingle\u003cbr\u003eErika T. Wurth\u003cbr\u003eBrian Young\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn partnership with We Need Diverse Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Cynthia L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCynthia Leitich Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is the bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including \u003cem\u003eRain Is Not My Indian Name\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIndian Shoes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJingle Dancer\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHearts Unbroken\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Award; she is also the anthologist of \u003cem\u003eAncestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e. Most recently, she was named the 2021 NSK Neustadt Laureate. Cynthia is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children's Books, and serves as the Katherine Paterson Inaugural Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Austin, Texas. You can visit Cynthia online at www.cynthialeitichsmith.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heartdrum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50576033022226,"sku":"9780062869951","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae1e440c-0cc3-4335-ac6e-96eee92a755c.jpg?v=1731990324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ancestor-approved-intertribal-stories-for-kids-9780062869951","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}