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Cynthia Leitich Smith
112 Total Resources 1 Lifetime Achievement Awards 26 Total Book Awards 16 Books
Our Original Resources 4
Guest Blogger: Cynthia Leitich Smith “Letters to the Inner Teen: Writing DEAR BULLY”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Meet-the-Author Recording with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Indian Shoes
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 43
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Cynthia Leitich Smith “Letters to the Inner Teen: Writing DEAR BULLY”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by First Draft Podcast
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Remember Reading Podcast
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by PBS Books
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Lone Star Literary Life
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by The Booking Biz
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Donna Janell Bowman
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by From the Mixed-Up Files...
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Everywhere Book Fest
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Publishers Weekly
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Jingle Dancer
Created by Chris Barton
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by Colorín Colorado
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Why powwow is central to the anthology with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Ancestor Approved
Created by Colorín Colorado
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Ancestor Approved
Created by Michigan Department of Education
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Ancestor Approved
Created by Colorín Colorado
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by CBC Diversity
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Indian Shoes
Created by Colorín Colorado
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Indian Shoes
Created by National Book Festival
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Sisters of the Neversea
Created by Uma Krishnaswami
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Ancestor Approved
Created by Gaithersburg Book Festival
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Sisters of the Neversea
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Sisters of the Neversea
Created by Cynsations
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Sisters of the Neversea
Created by School Library Journal
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Diabolical
Created by Jean Book Nerd
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Diabolical
Created by Cynsations
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Diabolical
Created by I Read Banned Books
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by Wild Things (VCFA WCYA Blog)
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by Brazos Bookstore
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Panel discussion with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Feral Nights
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by Rich in Color
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by The Yarn Podcast
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Author's Note by Cynthia Leitich Smith about Hearts Unbroken
Created by Candlewick Press
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Feral Curse
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Tantalize Series
Created by Samantha Clark
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Tantalize Series
Created by Joys Novel Idea
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Feral Nights
Created by Candlewick Press
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Holler Loudly
Created by LibrarySparks
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Santa Knows
Created by LibrarySparks
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Santa Knows
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith about Jingle Dancer
Created by Cynsations
Lifetime Achievement Awards 1
Books by Cynthia Leitich Smith 16
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![Indian Shoes](https://www.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/1/0064421481.jpg)
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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
30 Resources5 Awards
![Rain Is Not My Indian Name](https://www.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0380733005.jpg)
Rain Is Not My Indian Name
26 Resources2 Awards
![Sisters of the Neversea](https://www.teachingbooks.net/media/bookimages/covers/73078_hi.jpg)
Sisters of the Neversea
26 Resources4 Awards
![Santa Knows](https://www.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0525477578.jpg)
![Holler Loudly](https://www.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/0525422560.jpg)
Series by Cynthia Leitich Smith1
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