{"product_id":"legendary-frybread-drive-in-intertribal-stories","title":"Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"17 Indigenous writers create a web of entertaining, intertwined stories in this uplifting and unusual anthology, ideal for the YA reader who longs for connection and authenticity. Themes of displacement and loneliness, as well as the importance of connection to family, friends, and tribe, permeate the entries, making the collection relevant and accessible for teen readers of any background. As Cheryl Isaacs says in \"Heart Berry,\" \"One way or another, Sandy June's never fail[s].\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Welcome to the best-kept secret on Turtle Island! A mixture of award-winning authors and new voices use this liminal space in surprising and inventive ways, creating a microcosm of the interconnectedness of modern Indigenous life, one in which community and family, past and present, encourage its young visitors to inhabit their truest selves as they look toward the future. It is also simply a terrific collection of entertaining stories--full of laughter, music, delicious food, friendship, and romance--that will appeal to teen readers across age ranges, identities, and interests.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The literary conceit that unifies these stories is a magical \"NDN Country\" frybread drive-in that serves up Native comfort food and wisdom, a \"collective dream\" where young people in need of connection or healing find themselves among an intertribal community of all ages...many stories mention historical events and all of them touch on family heritage, they also feel quite of-the-moment.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There's a lot of warmth and gratitude to revel in...Various characters thread through each other's stories, allowing many of the players more depth and nuance had they only been in one tale, and encouraging the readers to make the thematic connections in cultural identities that are both individually specific and community-wide.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Superlative.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This reverent compendium provides the setting for 17 loosely linked stories about Indigenous teens navigating evergreen concerns about love, life, and identity. Smith's uplifting poem \"Open Mic at the Drive-In\" closes this liminal-feeling collection, which pays tribute to the Native traditions and intergenerational relationships preserved by the \"run-down, neon\" drive-in.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As readers take in the stories, they will be transported time and time again to Sandy June's, where the protagonists get more than just frybread. Each teen gets exactly what they need--and readers do too. Hand this collection to any reader who is looking for a place made for them; they will find it between these pages.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael L. Printz Award Winner \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award Winner \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves more than food: it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again.\u003cbr\u003eThat big green-and-gold neon sign beckons to teens of every tribal Nation, often when they need it most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures stories and poems by: \u003c\/b\u003e Kaua Mahoe Adams, Marcella Bell, Angeline Boulley, K. A. Cobell, A. J. Eversole, Jen Ferguson, Eric Gansworth, Byron Graves, Kate Hart, Christine Hartman Derr, Karina Iceberg, Cheryl Isaacs, Darcie Little Badger, David A. Robertson, Andrea L. Rogers, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Brian Young.\u003cbr\u003eIn partnership with We Need Diverse Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780063314269, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/02\/2025 (EAN 9780063314269, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2025 (EAN 9780063314269, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/23\/2025 (EAN 9780063314269, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780063314269, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 pg. 77 (EAN 9780063314269, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/19\/2025 pg. 1 (EAN 9780063314269, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSmith, Cynthia Leitich\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCynthia Leitich Smith is a bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including \n\u003ci\u003eHere 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\u003c\/i\u003e (with Kekla Magoon), \n\u003ci\u003eRain Is Not My Indian Name, Harvest House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eHearts Unbroken\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the American Indian Youth Literature Award. Cynthia is also the anthologist of \n\u003ci\u003eAncestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, \u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eLegendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. 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You can visit her online at darcielittlebadger.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eIceberg, Karina\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarina Iceberg \u003c\/strong\u003eholds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her debut picture book, \u003cem\u003eA Good Hide\u003c\/em\u003e, publishes with Heartdrum in January 2026. Her work has appeared in two anthologies: \u003cem\u003eLegendary Frybread Drive-In\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, and \u003cem\u003eOnward: Climate Fiction to Inspire Hope\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter. 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