Rain Is Not My Indian Name

Name: Rain Is Not My Indian Name
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith
ISBN: 9780063279513

Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Narrator: Rainy Fields

Unabridged: 3 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Heartdrum

Published: 10/11/2022

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Native American, Coming Of Age, Social Themes

Synopsis

In a voice that resonates with insight and humor, New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith tells the story of a teenage girl who must face down her grief and reclaim her place in the world with the help of her intertribal community. It's been six months since Cassidy Rain Berghoff’s best friend, Galen, died, and up until now she has succeeded in shutting herself off from the world. But when controversy arises around Aunt Georgia’s Indian Camp in their mostly white midwestern community, Rain decides to face the outside world again, with a new job photographing the campers for her town’s newspaper.Soon, Rain has to decide how involved she wants to become in Indian Camp. Does she want to keep a professional distance from her fellow Native teens? And, though she is still grieving, will she be able to embrace new friends and new beginnings? In partnership with We Need Diverse Books

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 Ana on January 04, 2017

This is the story of a small-town girl who has to deal with the death of her best friend while trying to understand her Native American heritage and her brother's fiance pregnancy. I really loved the writing style, it being simple and playfully Southern. It shows how much Rain loves her family and h......more

Goodreads review by Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids on December 01, 2010

In a market full of wonderful Children's reads, I find a loss of wonderful contemporary Native American books, and really, Native American books for YA and Children as a whole. Cynthia Leitich Smith introduces us to a wonderful character, Cassidy, who's voice is one I think many adolescents will rel......more

Goodreads review by Katy O. on July 04, 2021

A quiet, short YA story about 14 yo Rain and her healing process after the death of her best friend. The other main story line is Rain grappling with her Native heritage on her (deceased) mother’s side of her family and growing up as one of the only Native American kids in a small town. This book wa......more

Goodreads review by Samantha (WLABB) on March 12, 2021

I thought this was going to be a story about how Rain was dealing with her best friend's death, but it was really about Rain and all the things affecting her life. Her friend's and mother's deaths were definitely big topics for her, but so were the changes in her relationship with her brother, her e......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on May 17, 2021

I really loved this book, and I personally connected with Rain since at 15 I had a best friend who was a guy that I also loved. what I loved -exploration of culture/friendship after grief -family What I didn't like -how harsh Mrs. Owen and the rest of the community were after his death and the circumsta......more