About Cynthia
Best-selling author and graphic novelist Cynthia Leitich Smith's YA novels include TANTALIZE, ETERNAL, BLESSED, DIABOLICAL and TANTALIZE: KIEREN'S STORY, variously published by Candlewick, Listening Library, Walker (UK), Walker Australia and New Zealand, Amber (Poland) and Intervista Editions (France).
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| 5/16/2012 | Guest Post: Eric Pinder on The X Files: Why Alphabet Books Are Not as Easy as ABC Photograph by Katie KosterBy Eric Pinderfor Cynthia Leitich Smith's CynsationsA teacher once learned the hard way not to tell his college class to write a children’s book without specifying a genre and topic. He anticipated a wonderful mix of... Read the rest of this post |
| 5/16/2012 | Book Video: Twice as Good by Richard Michelson By Cynthia Leitich Smithfor Cynsations Check out this video celebrating Twice as Good: The Story of William Powell and Clearview, the Only Golf Course Designed, Built, and Owned by an African-American by Richard Michelson, illustrated by Eric... Read the rest of this post |
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| Cynthia's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 4 of 7 from Cynthia's published works, View all 7 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Holler Loudly Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith Illustrator: Barry Gott |
N/A | 11/11/2010 | |
| 2. Eternal Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith |
N/A | 02/10/2009 | |
| 3. Tantalize Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith |
N/A | 02/13/2007 | |
| 4. Santa Knows Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith, Greg Leitich Smith Illustrator: Steve Bjorkman |
N/A | 09/14/2006 | |
| Books Recently Added to Cynthia's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
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| Books 1 - 4 of 9 from Cynthia's bookshelf, View all 9 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Immortal: Love stories with bite Author: Leah Wilson, PC Cast |
N/A | 9/19/2009 | |
| Cynthia said: My short story is called "Haunted Love." tags: I wrote | |||
| 2. Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists and Other Matters O... Author: Deborah Noyes, Various |
N/A | 9/19/2009 | |
| Cynthia said: My short story is called "Cat Calls." tags: I wrote | |||
| 3. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd Author: Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci |
N/A | 9/19/2009 | |
| Cynthia said: My short story, co-authored by Greg Leitich Smith, is called "The Wrath of Dawn." tags: I wrote | |||
| 4. Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today Author: Lori Marie Carlson |
N/A | 2/20/2009 | |
| Cynthia said: My short story is called "A Real Live Blond Cherokee and His Equally Annoyed Soul Mate." tags: I wrote | |||
Profile Comments
Comment by Pamela Rollins on 4/5/2010 10:36:20 AM:
Thanks Cynthia for excepting my invite:)
Thanks Cynthia for excepting my invite:)
Comment by Fede Combi on 3/5/2010 4:30:39 PM:
Hi Cynthia, thanks for adding! Fede.
Hi Cynthia, thanks for adding! Fede.
Comment by Peni Griffin on 3/5/2010 7:26:41 AM:
Hi, famous person. I know somebody on the New York Times Bestseller list - how awesome is that? I also noticed the bit about 2 Indians being on there - and your book isn't even about being Indian! The world progresses in little ways while we're not noticing.
Hi, famous person. I know somebody on the New York Times Bestseller list - how awesome is that? I also noticed the bit about 2 Indians being on there - and your book isn't even about being Indian! The world progresses in little ways while we're not noticing.
Comment by KaaVonia Hinton on 12/4/2009 9:25:47 AM:
That night was so funny and ironic. When I got back to class, I told my students (They had read Jingle Dancer a few weeks before.) you will not believe who led me down a dark path to safety when I was at NCTE :)They were like, "No Way!"
That night was so funny and ironic. When I got back to class, I told my students (They had read Jingle Dancer a few weeks before.) you will not believe who led me down a dark path to safety when I was at NCTE :)They were like, "No Way!"
Comment by Tom Geyer on 7/10/2009 8:13:20 PM:
Hi Cynthia,
I've posted a little of my YA manusript with my profile. If you get a chance to take a peek, I'd love your opinion. I'm sure you're busy and I don't mean to impose, it's just that I hate my day job and I'm so determined to get my writing career under way.
Thanks, Tom
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I've posted a little of my YA manusript with my profile. If you get a chance to take a peek, I'd love your opinion. I'm sure you're busy and I don't mean to impose, it's just that I hate my day job and I'm so determined to get my writing career under way.
Thanks, Tom
Comment by Jenni Derfoldy on 7/3/2009 7:42:28 PM:
I have just found your blog, it seems I am behind the times here. It is wonderfully informative.
I have just found your blog, it seems I am behind the times here. It is wonderfully informative.
Comment by Michael Sussman on 6/11/2009 11:31:25 AM:
Hi Cynthea,
Just wondering whether you ever received a review copy of my picture book, OTTO GROWS DOWN?
Thanks, & hope you're well--
Michael
Hi Cynthea,
Just wondering whether you ever received a review copy of my picture book, OTTO GROWS DOWN?
Thanks, & hope you're well--
Michael
Comment by Tracey Baptiste on 4/6/2009 10:28:35 AM:
Hi Cynthia!
Thanks for accepting my invitation.
Looking forward to reading more of your work.
I recently heard (in a writing class) that you delete your writing and begin again from scratch when you're doing your final draft? If true, that's radical. And brave!
Hi Cynthia!
Thanks for accepting my invitation.
Looking forward to reading more of your work.
I recently heard (in a writing class) that you delete your writing and begin again from scratch when you're doing your final draft? If true, that's radical. And brave!
Comment by Charles Boone on 2/4/2009 10:33:21 AM:
Hi Cynthia,
I'm new to jacket flap but so glad I found you and your blog. I love it. There is so much information and I feel hopeful just reading it.
Thank you, Charlie
Hi Cynthia,
I'm new to jacket flap but so glad I found you and your blog. I love it. There is so much information and I feel hopeful just reading it.
Thank you, Charlie
Comment by Jill Corcoran on 12/12/2008 1:22:49 PM:
Thank you for including my KEEP WRITING! post on your news round-up today:)
Thank you for including my KEEP WRITING! post on your news round-up today:)
Comment by Donna McDine on 10/23/2008 12:40:36 PM:
Hi Cynthia..I just finished reading your article, Making Your Web Site Educator-Friendly in the 2009 CWIM. Your tips and information are quite helpful and I'm happy to see that I'm on the right track.
Best wishes,
Donna McDine
www.donnamcdine.com
www.donna-mcdine.blogspot.... more
Best wishes,
Donna McDine
www.donnamcdine.com
www.donna-mcdine.blogspot.... more
Comment by Deborah Sloan on 9/24/2008 11:42:26 AM:
So glad you checked out The Picnic Basket and liked what you saw. As you know, it's all about connecting books with readers - and teachers and librarians are so key to that process. Plus they have so much to say about how they use books with kids. I've heard from so many teachers and librarians (... more
Comment by A.S. King on 7/12/2008 6:23:33 PM:
Re: Cover Art. Thank you! Me too. I've been staring at it for three months and I am still totally in love with it. I feel very lucky. :-)
Re: Cover Art. Thank you! Me too. I've been staring at it for three months and I am still totally in love with it. I feel very lucky. :-)
Comment by A.S. King on 7/12/2008 10:52:03 AM:
I've become addicted to Cynsations and wanted to drop by and tell you how much YOU ROCK!
I've become addicted to Cynsations and wanted to drop by and tell you how much YOU ROCK!
Comment by Melly Mills on 7/4/2008 9:46:48 AM:
Thanks for friending me and the Giant Girl Creative Team!!!
Thanks for friending me and the Giant Girl Creative Team!!!
Comment by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt on 6/26/2008 7:05:40 PM:
Hey, Cynthia --
Thanks so much for mentioning my school visit tips posted on PolkaDotBanner.com in your Cynsations newsletter today!
Sheri
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/06/cynsational-news-giveaways.html
Hey, Cynthia --
Thanks so much for mentioning my school visit tips posted on PolkaDotBanner.com in your Cynsations newsletter today!
Sheri
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/06/cynsational-news-giveaways.html
Comment by Ashley Pasco on 5/16/2008 6:13:09 PM:
I just wanted to drop by and say hi! :) Hope things are going well and I hope to catch myself up on your blog soon. XD
I just wanted to drop by and say hi! :) Hope things are going well and I hope to catch myself up on your blog soon. XD
Comment by Stephen Barbara on 2/22/2008 3:06:31 PM:
Hi Cynthia,
So glad to see the interview today! And your formatting cracked me up -- loved the "bunny eat bunny" and WAR AND PEACE links. :-)
~ S
Hi Cynthia,
So glad to see the interview today! And your formatting cracked me up -- loved the "bunny eat bunny" and WAR AND PEACE links. :-)
~ S
Comment by Kay Winters on 1/30/2008 3:02:52 PM:
Dear Cyn:
Your website and blog are terrific!
Great to meet you here!
Kay Winters
Dear Cyn:
Your website and blog are terrific!
Great to meet you here!
Kay Winters
Comment by Melinda Wright on 1/4/2008 9:37:27 AM:
Thank you so much for added my as a friend. Hope you get a chance to check out my web site where I'm giving away free to the world the relationship game titled, Pay Attention. Link on my profile. Be blessed and know you are.
Melinda
Thank you so much for added my as a friend. Hope you get a chance to check out my web site where I'm giving away free to the world the relationship game titled, Pay Attention. Link on my profile. Be blessed and know you are.
Melinda
Comment by Nancy Viau on 10/30/2007 11:30:44 AM:
I certainly will add you to my list of interested reviewers!!! Thanks so much!
I certainly will add you to my list of interested reviewers!!! Thanks so much!
Comment by LaTonya Baldwin on 10/30/2007 11:23:20 AM:
((Smack upside the head)) I just realized we have your book, Rain Is Not My Indian Name in our library. I remember very vividly a young girl borrowing it and me having to hound her to return it. :-)
((Smack upside the head)) I just realized we have your book, Rain Is Not My Indian Name in our library. I remember very vividly a young girl borrowing it and me having to hound her to return it. :-)
Comment by LaTonya Baldwin on 10/30/2007 11:20:18 AM:
Thrilled to see your interview with Pooja Makhijani. My young neighbor is named Pooja. Will have to check out the book. Thanks,
LaTonya
Thrilled to see your interview with Pooja Makhijani. My young neighbor is named Pooja. Will have to check out the book. Thanks,
LaTonya
Comment by Susan Taylor Brown on 10/9/2007 11:07:52 PM:
Cyn, Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends over here.
Cyn, Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends over here.
Comment by Kris Bordessa on 10/2/2007 7:56:15 PM:
Thanks to a recent invasion of Mother Nature's critters, I'm definitely in the predator camp these days!
Thanks to a recent invasion of Mother Nature's critters, I'm definitely in the predator camp these days!
Comment by Kelly Starling-Lyons on 7/27/2007 2:22:22 PM:
Hi Cynthia,
Thank you for your wonderful books and blogs. I appreciate you adding me as a friend :).
Hi Cynthia,
Thank you for your wonderful books and blogs. I appreciate you adding me as a friend :).
Comment by Mary Cunningham on 7/2/2007 10:46:19 AM:
Thanks for adding me, Cynthia. Wonderful blog. I'll continue to promote it whenever and wherever!
Mary
Thanks for adding me, Cynthia. Wonderful blog. I'll continue to promote it whenever and wherever!
Mary
Comment by Satis Shroff on 6/7/2007 10:28:59 AM:
Dear Cynthia, Greetings from the Black Forest. I'd be delighted if you could add me as one of your new JackFlap friends.Indian Shoes and Indian name make me neugierig, curious and interested. Have a nice day you two!
Regards,
Satis
Dear Cynthia, Greetings from the Black Forest. I'd be delighted if you could add me as one of your new JackFlap friends.Indian Shoes and Indian name make me neugierig, curious and interested. Have a nice day you two!
Regards,
Satis
Comment by Stephanie Reed on 6/5/2007 7:45:58 PM:
Thanks for the add, Cynthia!
Thanks for the add, Cynthia!
Comment by Erin Nappe on 6/5/2007 2:14:01 PM:
Thanks again...I've emailed some questions to you! -Erin
Thanks again...I've emailed some questions to you! -Erin
Comment by Arthur Slade on 6/4/2007 12:04:56 PM:
I'll gladly do an "update" interview. : ) Thanks. Villainology is coming out this Fall, I'm looking forward to that. Those books are so much fun to write, I really shouldn't accept money for them...
I'll gladly do an "update" interview. : ) Thanks. Villainology is coming out this Fall, I'm looking forward to that. Those books are so much fun to write, I really shouldn't accept money for them...
Comment by Arthur Slade on 6/3/2007 11:27:06 AM:
Oh, I so have Tantalize on my TBR list soon. Soon. Soon. Summer can't come fast enough.
Oh, I so have Tantalize on my TBR list soon. Soon. Soon. Summer can't come fast enough.
Comment by Diane Teichman on 5/31/2007 2:58:16 PM:
Author Author! Amazing, no, Tantalizing work! Congratulations.
Author Author! Amazing, no, Tantalizing work! Congratulations.
Comment by Todd-Michael St. Pierre on 5/30/2007 5:18:52 PM:
Great Blog! Great Work!
Great Blog! Great Work!
Comment by Michael Arguello on 5/15/2007 7:36:04 PM:
Hi Cynthia, Thank U 4 letting me hang out & congratulations on your newest book! ;0>
Hi Cynthia, Thank U 4 letting me hang out & congratulations on your newest book! ;0>
Comment by Edna Cabcabin Moran on 5/12/2007 4:59:11 PM:
Thanks for adding me to your friend list, Cynthia! Keep up the work on your blog, site and stories! Aloha, Edna
Thanks for adding me to your friend list, Cynthia! Keep up the work on your blog, site and stories! Aloha, Edna
Comment by jama rattigan on 5/5/2007 6:20:31 PM:
Thanks for the quick reply and add! Will keep in touch, and will continue to tell everyone I know about your website and blog!!
Thanks for the quick reply and add! Will keep in touch, and will continue to tell everyone I know about your website and blog!!
Comment by Ashley Pasco on 4/30/2007 2:50:03 PM:
You'll definitely get no argument from me there. :) My absolute fav book of hers is Princess Nevermore. Cam's Quest is next in line, along with the Kaley series, Monster series, and I love My Zombie Valentine.
You'll definitely get no argument from me there. :) My absolute fav book of hers is Princess Nevermore. Cam's Quest is next in line, along with the Kaley series, Monster series, and I love My Zombie Valentine.
Comment by Ashley Pasco on 4/30/2007 1:35:38 PM:
Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Hope things are going well. I'm looking forward to reading Tantalize! :)
Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Hope things are going well. I'm looking forward to reading Tantalize! :)
Comment by Annie Donwerth Chikamatsu on 4/23/2007 10:06:58 AM:
You asked about comfortable shoes in your last blog post, but I couldn't leave a message there.
You were in the right place---San Antonio Shoe Company makes really comfortable shoes. They used to have some nice sandals, too. There may be a store in Austin. There was one in Dallas many years ago... more
You were in the right place---San Antonio Shoe Company makes really comfortable shoes. They used to have some nice sandals, too. There may be a store in Austin. There was one in Dallas many years ago... more
Comment by Ashley Pasco on 4/19/2007 2:05:03 PM:
Cynthia thanks for adding me. :) I didn't know you were a YA author until today, but that's awesome! Wishing you continuous luck on your writings.
Cynthia thanks for adding me. :) I didn't know you were a YA author until today, but that's awesome! Wishing you continuous luck on your writings.
Comment by S A Putnam on 4/19/2007 1:54:18 PM:
Hi Cynthia,
It's nice to see so many of my LJ and MySpace friends on JacketFlap. Thanks for adding me!
Hi Cynthia,
It's nice to see so many of my LJ and MySpace friends on JacketFlap. Thanks for adding me!
Comment by Liz Jones on 4/19/2007 11:56:06 AM:
Thanks for adding me back, Cynthia! It's good to have an easy way to read your blog, too!
Thanks for adding me back, Cynthia! It's good to have an easy way to read your blog, too!
Comment by Annie Donwerth Chikamatsu on 4/14/2007 8:45:11 AM:
Yes, I agree with SLJ! I've enjoyed it for years.
Yes, I agree with SLJ! I've enjoyed it for years.
Comment by Cynthia Leitich Smith on 2/19/2007 3:14:21 PM:
School Library Journal says of Cynsations: "If you're going to read only one blog, this is it!"
School Library Journal says of Cynsations: "If you're going to read only one blog, this is it!"
Hi Cynthia, thanks for accepting my invitation. I've got to get my Cynthia on in as many places as possible!