Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Name: Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith
ISBN: 9780063063600

Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Narrator: Kenny Ramos, DeLanna Studi

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Heartdrum

Published: 02/09/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Short Stories, Holiday Stories

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

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. Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 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). They are the heroes of their own stories. Featuring stories and poems by:
Joseph Bruchac
Art Coulson
Christine Day
Eric Gansworth
Carole Lindstrom
Dawn Quigley
Rebecca Roanhorse
David A. Robertson
Andrea L. Rogers
Kim Rogers
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Monique Gray Smith
Traci Sorell,
Tim Tingle
Erika T. Wurth
Brian Young In partnership with We Need Diverse BooksSupplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Cynthia Leitich Smith

Cynthia Leitich Smith is the bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including Firefly Season, Jingle Dancer, Indian Shoes, On a Wing and a Tear, Sisters of the Neversea, the Blue Stars series, Rain Is Not My Indian Name, Harvest House, and Hearts Unbroken, which won the American Indian Youth Literature Award. Cynthia is also the anthologist of Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids. She has been honored with the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Lecture Award and has been named the NSK Neustadt Laureate. She is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children's Books, and served as the Katherine Paterson Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA program in writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Cynthia is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Denton and Austin, Texas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle

tw: racism, talks of residential schools, exploration of inter-generational trauma, theft, mild danger I absolutely loved this book. This is the kind of powwow gathering I would love to go to. I really appreciated the way serious subjects of inter-generational trauma or racism were brought to light,......more

Goodreads review by CW ✨

This anthology highlights the joy, strength, and pride of being Native-American, and I just loved this so much. This story radiates so much love and hope, and a celebration of Native-American culture and tradition. - This anthology contains stories that intersecting one another and all take place in......more

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥

I love the concept of this, with all the characters from different tribes heading to the same powwow, and the little crossover elements (like the dog) appearing every once in a while. All the stories were lovely and filled with so much light, it made my heart warm. I do have two favourites, however.......more