Books written by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Violent Ends

“Don't think about it, Morgan. Do it. Ask him. Promise me.” “Okay.” Morgan didn't bother to cross her fingers behind her back as she and Syd weaved their way between parked cars toward campus. She would look for a loophole later.
Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as...

Gail Carson Levine writes for children and young adults—novels, picture books, nonfiction, and poetry. She's best known for her novel Ella Enchanted, which won a Newbery Honor in 1998 and became a major motion picture in 2004.
Violent Ends

Relates how one boy--who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before--became a monster capable of entering his high school with a loaded gun and firing on his classmates, as told from ...
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Edited 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.
Blessed

I had another spoonful of Jell-O, determined to clamp down on my mood swings. “You mentioned Meghan,” Clyde said. “How's she doing?” “She misses Kieren, of course. But it's more than that. Meghan knows. I think she doesn't know what she ...
Eternal

Cool, dry hands clamp my forearms, and the man turns me so we can peer at each other in the darkness. He's towering, debonair. His fair, sharp features look as if they were etched in chalk. He's not Kurt, not anyone Kurt would hang out ...
Blessed

Inside the kitchen, I studied the Viking range, stainless-steel appliances, and the silver Colonial chan- delier hanging above the marble island. I could almost imagine Bradley at the stove, sautéing porcini and veal kidneys in a veal ...
Hearts Unbroken

New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful story of a Native teen navigating the complicated, confusing waters of high school — and first love.
Sisters of the Neversea

In this beautifully reimagined story by NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Creek), Native American Lily and English Wendy embark on a high-flying journey of magic, adventure, and ...
Holler Loudly

Unable to be quiet since he was born, Holler Loudly only gets louder as he grows up, a trait that gets him into trouble at school, the library and the movie theater, but when a tornado threatens the state fair, Holler's voice may be just ...
Jingle Dancer

Jenna, a contemporary Muscogee (Creek) girl in Oklahoma, wants to honor a family tradition by jingle dancing at the next powwow.
Feral Pride

King Leander surveys the scattered lights below and across Lake Austin. My son? Who does he think he is, Darth Vader? “I'm here to talk about Seth.” “As am I.” Leander glances over his shoulder. “You had no right to call him out on my ...
Feral Nights

Fans of the Tantalize quartet will thrill to see werepossum Clyde and other favorite secondary characters — plus all-new ones — take to the fore in book one of an all-new series.
Hearts Unbroken

Winner of an American Indian Youth Literature Award New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful story of a Native teen navigating the complicated, confusing waters of high school ...
Tantalize: Kieren's Story

In this graphic novel version of "Tantalize," told from a different perspective, werewolf-in-training Kieren is torn between joining an urban wolf pack and staying to protect his human best friend (and love interest) Quincie, whose ...
Feral Pride

A conclusion to the series that includes Feral Curse finds Kayla, Yoshi, Clyde and Aimee declared fugitives after a video of Kayla goes viral and a self-proclaimed weresnake kidnaps a high-profile politician.
Angels, Vampires, and Zombies: Exclusive Candlewick Press Sampler

... line, my love line, my lifeline. Slight and severed, all of them. This was four years ago, so we were in middle school, past due for handholding. I'd been staying with Kieren's family, helping with the baby, while my folks were in ...
Diabolical

Stuck in a mysterious New England boarding school with an assortment of secretive students, disgraced angel Zachary and his werewolf friend, Kieren, face demon dogs, a sadistic instructor, and a legendary fire-breathing monster.