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Children's Fiction Humorous Stories

Indian Shoes

by (author) Cynthia L. Smith

illustrated by MaryBeth Timothy

Publisher
HarperCollins
Initial publish date
Feb 2021
Category
Humorous Stories, Stepfamilies, Native Canadian, United States, Middle East, Diversity & Multicultural, Multigenerational, Chapter Books, Native American, General
Recommended Age
6 to 10
Recommended Grade
1 to 5
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780060295325
    Publish Date
    Apr 2002
    List Price
    $24.89
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780063049871
    Publish Date
    Sep 2020
    List Price
    $7.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780064421485
    Publish Date
    Feb 2021
    List Price
    $8.50
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780060295318
    Publish Date
    Apr 2002
    List Price
    $21.00

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Description

The beloved chapter book by New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith about the love and adventures shared by a Cherokee-Seminole boy and his Grampa now has brand-new illustrations! A perfect pick for new readers.

What do Indian shoes look like, anyway? Like beautiful beaded moccasins... or hightops with bright orange shoelaces?

Ray Halfmoon prefers hightops, but he gladly trades them for a nice pair of moccasins for his grampa. After all, it's Grampa Halfmoon who's always there to help Ray get in and out of scrapes—like the time they teamed up to pet sit for the whole block during a holiday blizzard!

Award-winning author Cynthia Leitich Smith writes with wit and candor about a boy and his grandfather, sharing all their love, joy, and humor.

In partnership with We Need Diverse Books

About the authors

Cynthia Leitich Smith is the bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including Rain Is Not My Indian Name, Indian Shoes, Jingle Dancer, and Hearts Unbroken, which won the American Indian Library Association’s Youth Literature Award; she is also the anthologist of Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids. Most recently, she was named the 2021 NSK Neustadt Laureate. Cynthia is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books, and serves as the Katherine Paterson Inaugural Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Austin, Texas. You can visit Cynthia online at www.cynthialeitichsmith.com.

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