Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A collection of intersecting stories set at a powwow that bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the st…
Want to Read $ 6.64"Returning the phone, she said, “You’re an artist."-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
"Four kids in T-shirts and jeans jam on a powwow stage. They’re grinning, bouncing, fully engaged with their music, each other, and the relaxed crowd. I’m splitting fry bread with a cousin as we cheer on the band, and across the tent, a young girl reading a paperback catches my eye. In that moment, I wish for more characters like those kids in the pages of children’s books. This anthology is a fulfillment of that wish."-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
If you liked the native american plot in Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia Leitich Smith , here is a list of 8 books like this:
1. Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
By: Carole Boston Weatherford , Sean Qualls
4.12
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930 p… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
2. Dumpling Days
By: Grace Lin
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
There was no day that dumplings couldn't make better. Pacy is back! The beloved heroine of The Year… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Grace Lin's Dumpling Days book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
3. How I Became a Ghost
By: Tim Tingle
4.31
Format: 517 pages, Hardcover
Told in the words of Isaac, a Choctaw boy who does not survive the Trail of Tears, HOW I BECAME A G… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tim Tingle's How I Became a Ghost book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
4. Rez Dogs
By: Joseph Bruchac
4.05
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Rez Dogs book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
- audiobook
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs
5. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
By: Pedro Martín
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- middle grade
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
6. Red, White, and Whole
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
7. Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A collection of intersecting stories set at a powwow that bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the st… read more
Want to Read $ 6.64Similar categories in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- native american
- anthologies
- young adult
- indigenous
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Returning the phone, she said, “You’re an artist."-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
"Four kids in T-shirts and jeans jam on a powwow stage. They’re grinning, bouncing, fully engaged with their music, each other, and the relaxed crowd. I’m splitting fry bread with a cousin as we cheer…"-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
8. I Can Make This Promise
By: Christine Day
4.18
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by her family’s history—Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family’s … read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Christine Day's I Can Make This Promise book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. Healer of the Water Monster
By: Brian Young
4.23
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, h… read more
Want to Read $ 7.49Similar categories in Brian Young's Healer of the Water Monster book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- middle grade
- native american
- young adult
- indigenous
- fiction
- audiobook
10. Indian No More
By: Charlene Willing McManis
4.20
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all ten-… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Charlene Willing McManis's Indian No More book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
11. Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios #1)
By: Kaela Rivera
4.34
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Living in the remote town of Tierra del Sol is dangerous, especially in the criatura months, when p… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Kaela Rivera's Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios #1) book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
"I was wandering through the cerros - the hills of the desert beyond town - at night, barely avoiding low heads of cactus. In the dark, their spines looked more menacing than they did under the sun. B…"-Kaela Rivera, Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios #1)
"Because if I was doing the right thing, if I was following all the goodness I believed in, that was good enough. I didn't care how much Little Lion yelled at me or hated me, or how much I reminded hi…"-Kaela Rivera, Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios #1)
12. Maizy Chen's Last Chance
By: Lisa Yee
4.29
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
13. Eagle Drums
By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Nasugraq Rainey Hopson's Eagle Drums book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- audiobook
- middle grade
- fiction
- indigenous
14. The Sea in Winter
By: Christine Day
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It’s been a hard year for … read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in Christine Day's The Sea in Winter book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
15. Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold)
By: Varian Johnson
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Literary powerhouse and Coretta Scott King Honor- and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor-winning author… read more
Want to Read $ 5.99Similar categories in Varian Johnson's Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold) book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
16. We Still Belong
By: Christine Day
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- indigenous
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
17. My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
By: Ibi Zoboi
3.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award-finalist Ibi Zoboi makes her middle-grade debut with an unforgettable character… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
18. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Library Binding
Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated … read more
Want to Read $ 13.49Similar categories in Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- audiobook
- middle grade
- native american
- indigenous
19. Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend (Jo Jo, 1)
By: Dawn Quigley
3.95
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Hello/Boozhoo—meet Jo Jo Makoons, a spunky young Ojibwe girl who loves who she is. Jo Jo Makoons… read more
Want to Read $ 6.99Similar categories in Dawn Quigley's Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend (Jo Jo, 1) book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
20. The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1)
By: Aaron Reynolds
3.84
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Rex Dexter is itching to have a dog. He was practically born to have one. His name is Rex, for cryi… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1) book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- middle grade
- fiction
21. The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story
By: Jay Hosler
4.18
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Experience the life of a honeybee in this coming-of-age story about a bee named Nyuki, in this full… read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in Jay Hosler's The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story book and Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
- middle grade
