Prepare for a hell of a ride as Cynthia Leitich Smith calls on characters from her previous novels - and conjures up new ones - for a climactic showdown. When "slipped" angel Zachary and his werewolf pal, Kieren, arrive under suspicious circumstances to a mysterious New England boarding school, they quickly find themselves in a hellish lockdown with an intriguing assortment of secretive, hand-picked students. Plagued by demon dogs, hallucinatory wall décor, a sadistic instructor, and a leg...

This biography is about Triston Edward Smith. He was born on Sept. 4,1997 and died on April 29, 2017. This book was written by his mother, Cynthia L. Smith as a tribute to Triston's life. By telling "His Story", it is intended to bring honor and remembrance for the great, brave warrior that he was. His struggles throughout his life, as well as the good times, will be told for generations to come by sharing these precious memories. He was a kind, gentle soul truly loved and respected by eve...

There’s a time in our lives when we have to look in the mirror, really see us, and deal with what we’re not happy or at peace with. Have you made choices you regret? Are you saying yes when you want to say no? Are you tired of your thought patterns, especially those not in line with God’s will for your life? Do you want to learn how to do things differently when managing relationships and your spiritual life? Do you have bad habits or addictions you want to be free from? Are you struggling...

Quincie Morris has never felt more alone. Her parents are dead and her hybrid-werewolf first love is threatening to embark on a rite of passage that will separate them forever. Then as she and her uncle are about to unveil their hot vampire-themed restaurant a brutal murder leaves them scrambling for a chef. Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night? Can he wow the crowd in his fake fangs cheap cape and red contact lenses or is there more to this e...

Edited by award-winningand bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersectingstories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy,resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.Native familiesfrom Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwowin Ann Arbor, Michigan.In a high schoolgym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and boo...

Classified AdsWANTED: Personal assistant to Her Royal Highness. Duties: Whatever asked without hesitation, including but not limited to secretarial/administrative, household, defense, blood donation, driving, companionship, prey disposal, and love slavery.At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul, Miranda goes from high-school theater wannabe to glamorous royal fiend...

Michael L. Printz Award WinnerAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award WinnerFeaturing the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world’s best frybread.The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban N...

The second installment of New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith’s thrilling Feral series delivers danger, romance, and suspense in an all new action-packed adventure.The adopted daughter of two respectable human parents, Kayla is a werecat in the closet. All she knows is the human world. When she comes out to her boyfriend, tragedy ensues, and her determination to know and embrace her heritage grows. Help appears in the lithe form of sexy male we...

The author of Tantalize revisits a deliciously dark world where vampires vie with angels – and girls just want to have fangs.CLASSIFIED ADS: WANTED Personal assistant to Her Royal Highness. Duties: Whatever is asked, without hesitation, including but not limited to secretarial / administrative, household, defence, blood donation, driving, companionship, prey disposal, and love slavery. At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she ha...

At last Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated by none other than the King of the Mantle of Dracul she goes from high-school theater wannabe to glamorous fiend overnight. Meanwhile her guardian angel Zachary demoted to human guise as her personal assistant has his hands full saving his girls soul while planning a fast-approaching Death Day gala. In alternating viewpoints Miranda and Zachary navigate a cut-throat aristocracy as they play out a dangerous diabol...

New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful story of a Native teen navigating the complicated, confusing waters of high school — and first love.When Louise Wolfe’s first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. It’s her senior year, anyway, and she’d rather spend her time with her family and friends and working on the scho...

NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith delivers a thrilling cross-genre follow-up to the acclaimed Hearts Unbroken.Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner Hearts Unbroken. Halloween is near, and Hughie Wolfe is volunteering at a new rural attractio...