Cynthia Leitich Smith

When Louise Wolfe's first boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people, she ends the relationship. In her senior year, she would rather focus on family, friends, and the school newspaper. Paired with ambitious new photojournalist Joey Kairouz, Louise helps cover a conflict over the school musical director's inclusive casting of The Wizard of Oz. Backlash and anonymous threats expose long-held prejudice in their mostly white Kansas town, especially against the students at the center of the controversy. As tensions grow, so does a romance between Louise and Joey, leaving her to decide how to protect her heart without breaking his.

Print · Candlewick Press · 2018 · English
ISBN 9780780475922

Print · Candlewick Press (MA) · 2018-10-01 · English
ISBN 9781536202014

Print · Candlewick Press · 2018-10-09 · English
ISBN 9780763681142

Print · Candlewick Press · 2020-04-14 · English
ISBN 9781536213133

Print · Gale, a Cengage Company · 2020-07-29 · English
ISBN 9781432874735

Print · Thorndike Press · 2020 · English
ISBN 9781432874728

Audiobook · Listening Library · 2023 · English

eBook · Candlewick Press · 2018-10-09 · English
ISBN 9781536202007

NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith delivers a thrilling cross-genre follow-up to the acclaimed Hearts Unbroken. Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner Hearts Unbroken. Halloween is near, and Hughie Wolfe is volunteering at a new rural attraction: Harvest House. He’s excited to take part in the fun, spooky show—until he learns that an actor playing the vengeful spirit of an “Indian maiden,” a ghost inspired by local legend, will headline. Folklore aside, unusual things have been happening at night at the crossroads near Harvest House. A creepy man is stalking teenage girls and young women, particularly Indigenous women; dogs are fretful and on edge; and wild animals are behaving strangely. While Hughie weighs how and when to speak up about the bigoted legend, he and his friends begin to investigate the crossroads and whether it might be haunted after all. As Moon rises on All Hallow’s Eve, will they be able to protect themselves and their community? Gripping and evocative, Harvest House showcases a versatile storyteller at her spooky, unsettling best.

Print · Candlewick Press · 2023-04-11 · English
ISBN 9781536218602

Audiobook · Listening Library · 2023 · English