Writing Across Identity Elements: Why Kayla, Not Eartha & Other Stuff I Think About

Writing Across Identity Elements: Why Kayla, Not Eartha & Other Stuff I Think About

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

The third of a four-installment dialogue with Ambelin and Cynthia.

Our focus is on the creative life and process, speculative fiction, diversity, privilege, indigenous literature, and books for young readers.

Don’t miss Ambelin on Ethics, the Writing Process & Own Voices or an Interview with Ambelin on Justice,

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Scholastic Book Club to Offer Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Scholastic Book Club to Offer Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Scholastic Book Club will soon be offering my debut tween novel, Rain Is Not My Indian Name, as a diversity selection through book clubs.

Rain Is Not My Indian Name (HarperCollins and Listening Library, 2001)(ages 10-up). Available as an unabridged audio download.

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