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Cynthia Leitich Smith Books in Order

Cynthia Leitich Smith has written 21 books, published between 2000 and 2024. The first book is Jingle Dancer (2000) and the newest is On a Wing and a Tear (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
2000–2024
Pages on record
2,860 in 12 of 21 books
Reading time
48–72 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,860 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Native American lives today are the focus of Cynthia Leitich Smith's fiction for children and teenagers. Smith, born in 1967, is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, and the catalogue also includes picture books and gothic fantasy for readers 14 and up. Jingle Dancer (2000), Rain Is Not My Indian Name and Indian Shoes began the list. Tantalize, Tantalize Graphic Novels and Blue Stars are the series, with vampires and werewolves in the subjects. Smith hosts a Children's Literature Resources website. On a Wing and a Tear (2024) is the newest of 21 books.

How many Cynthia Leitich Smith books are there?

Cynthia Leitich Smith has 21 books, released between 2000 and 2024. They include 4 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Cynthia Leitich Smith Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Cynthia Leitich Smith books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2001)
  2. Cover of Indian Shoes by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2002)
  3. Cover of Santa Knows by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2006)
  4. Cover of Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 1 of the Tantalize series (2007)
  5. Cover of Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 2 of the Tantalize series (2009)
  6. Cover of Holler Loudly by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2010)
  7. Cover of Tantalize - Kieren's Story by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 1 of the Tantalize Graphic Novels series (2011)
  8. Cover of Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 3 of the Tantalize series (2011)
  9. Cover of Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 4 of the Tantalize series (2012)
  10. Cover of Feral Nights by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 1 of the Feral series (2013)
  11. Cover of Eternal - Zachary's Story by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 2 of the Tantalize Graphic Novels series (2013)
  12. Cover of Feral Curse by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 2 of the Feral series (2014)
  13. Cover of Feral Pride by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 3 of the Feral series (2015)
  14. Cover of Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2018)
  15. Cover of Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2021)
  16. Cover of Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2023)
  17. Cover of Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Cynthia Leitich Smith, book 1 of the Blue Stars series (2024)
  18. Cover of On a Wing and a Tear by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2024)
  1. 1
    Jingle Dancer2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  2. 2
    Rain Is Not My Indian Name2001 · 135 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001135
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  3. 3
    Indian Shoes2002 · 66 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200266
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  4. 4
    Santa Knows2006 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200632
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  5. 5
    TantalizeTantalize #12007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  6. 6
    EternalTantalize #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    Holler Loudly2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Cat Calls2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    Tantalize - Kieren's StoryTantalize Graphic Novels #12011 · 187 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011187
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  10. 10
    BlessedTantalize #32011 · 462 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011462
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  11. 11
    Haunted Love2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    DiabolicalTantalize #42012 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012349
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  13. 13
    Feral NightsFeral #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  14. 14
    Eternal - Zachary's StoryTantalize Graphic Novels #22013 · 155 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013155
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  15. 15
    Feral CurseFeral #22014 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014258
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  16. 16
    Feral PrideFeral #32015 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015290
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  17. 17
    Hearts Unbroken2018 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018286
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  18. 18
    Sisters of the Neversea2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021320
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  19. 19
    Harvest House2023 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023320
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  20. 20
    Mission One: The Vice Principal ProblemBlue Stars #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  21. 21
    On a Wing and a Tear2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Cynthia Leitich Smith books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Tantalize in order

4 books
  1. 1. Tantalize
  2. 2. Eternal
  3. 3. Blessed
  4. 4. Diabolical

Feral in order

3 books
  1. 1. Feral Nights
  2. 2. Feral Curse
  3. 3. Feral Pride

Tantalize Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tantalize - Kieren's Story
  2. 2. Eternal - Zachary's Story

Blue Stars in order

1 book
  1. 1. Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem

Standalone books

11 books

11 Cynthia Leitich Smith titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cynthia Leitich Smith books in order?

You only need to read Cynthia Leitich Smith books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Cynthia Leitich Smith

Start with Jingle Dancer (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cynthia Leitich Smith book?

On a Wing and a Tear (2024) is the newest Cynthia Leitich Smith book released so far.

Is there a new Cynthia Leitich Smith book coming?

No next Cynthia Leitich Smith book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Cynthia Leitich Smith at a glance

Still publishing
Cynthia Leitich Smith published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Cynthia Leitich Smith books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,860 pages across the 12 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cynthia Leitich Smith books, 11 of 21, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cynthia Leitich Smith books are about

15 of the 21 Cynthia Leitich Smith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 10 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.