Author record · 2021 to 2025
Cynthia Leitich Smith: Awards and Best-of Lists
Cynthia Leitich Smith has 1 longlist or nominee place and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2025 | Legendary Frybread Drive-in: Intertribal Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2025 | Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Fiction | |
| 2025 | Legendary Frybread Drive-In | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2024 | On a Wing and a Tear | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Harvest House | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Novel | |
| 2021 | Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2021 | Sisters of the Neversea | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2021 | Ancestor Approved | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Sisters of the Neversea | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Sisters of the Neversea | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade |
Books
- Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories4 sources · 2025
- Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids3 sources · 2021
- Sisters of the Neversea3 sources · 2021
- Harvest House1 source · 2023
- On a Wing and a Tear1 source · 2024