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On a Wing and a Tear

On a Wing and a Tear - Hardcover

by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cynthia Leitich SmithTheme:Cultural Region/Canadian, Ethnic Orientation/Native American, Topical/FriendshipAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2024-09-17Pages:240
Languages:EnglishPublisher:HeartdrumISBN-13:9780062870001ISBN-10:62870009UPC:9780062870001Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Native American, Performing Arts, Business, Careers, OccupationsBook Topic:FilmAward:2025 Golden Kite Honor Book - Sid Fleischman Honor Award AwardSize:8.60 x 5.80 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCP5ZADMSA

A living legend roosting in the backyard. An unmissable game. A hair-raising mystery. A road trip full of adventure and danger. And all the overlapping circles that connect us throughout Creation.

Melanie "Mel" Roberts and Ray Halfmoon may be from different Indigenous Nations, but the friends have become like siblings since the Robertses moved in with the Halfmoons. And they soon welcome a distinguished guest: Great-grandfather Bat, whose wing is injured, has taken refuge in their old oak tree.

A rematch of the legendary Great Ball Game is coming up, with Bat as the star player. Grampa Charlie Halfmoon offers to drive Bat from Chicago down to the traditional playing field outside Macon, Georgia, and Mel and Ray are determined to help out.

Together, they all set off on a road trip--facing adventure, danger, and a hair-raising mystery--on the way to the historic game.

With loving care and boisterous humor, acclaimed author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) tells a modern folklore story about friendship, embracing the unexpected, and all the overlapping circles that connect us throughout Creation. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Brian Young, and Elana K. Arnold!

Languages:EnglishPublisher:HeartdrumISBN-13:9780062870001ISBN-10:62870009UPC:9780062870001Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Native American, Performing Arts, Business, Careers, OccupationsBook Topic:FilmAward:2025 Golden Kite Honor Book - Sid Fleischman Honor Award AwardSize:8.60 x 5.80 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCP5ZADMSA
Smith, Cynthia Leitich: - Cynthia Leitich Smith is a bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including Here Come the Aunties!, Firefly Season, Jingle Dancer, Indian Shoes, On a Wing and a Tear, Sisters of the Neversea, Blue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem (with Kekla Magoon), 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, and Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, which won the Michael L. Printz Award and the American Indian Youth Literature Award. 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, Texas.

Publisher: Heartdrum

Awards

🏆 2025 Golden Kite Honor Book - Sid Fleischman Honor Award Award

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