''Rain Is Not My Indian Name'' is a middle-grade / young adult novel written by

Cynthia Leitich Smith Cynthia Leitich Smith (born 1967) is a New York Times best-selling author of fiction for children and young adults. A member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, she writes fiction for children centered on the lives of modern-day Native Americans. Th ...

, illustrated by Lori Earley, and published June 19, 2001 by

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Reception

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.'' The book also received the following accolades: * Oklahoma Book Award finalist *

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featured title * Dishchii’Bikoh High School Reader Award * “You Gotta Read This Book” Club, ''

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'' * "Great Books for Girls" by Kathleen Odean featured title (Ballantine, 2002) * Book of the Month, Red Tales, Aboriginal Voices Radio * "The Children's Literature Lover's Book" by Joanna Sullivan featured title (Jossey-Bass, 2003) * "Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? A Parent's Guide to Raising Multifacial Children" by Donna Jackson Nakazawa recommended title (Da Capo Press, 2004) * "Seven Choices: Finding Daylight After Loss Shatters Your World" by Elizabeth Harper Neeld recommended title (Warner Books, 2003) * Recommended Native Literature for Youth Reading Circles from American Experience: “We Shall Remain,” PBS, April 2009

References

{{reflist 2001 children's books Children's books about Native Americans Native American children's literature American children's novels 2001 American novels