School Library Journal says of Cynsations:
“If you're going to read only one blog, this is it!”
“Cynthia Leitich Smith is the Anne Rice for teen readers…”
—The Bloomsbury Review
I am the author of YA Gothic fantasies, including TANTALIZE (2007, 2008), ETERNAL (2009, 2010), and BLESSED (2011) from Candlewick and Listening Library, Walker UK, and Walker New Zealand and Australia.
You may be familiar with my children's books—JINGLE DANCER (2000) and INDIAN SHOES (2002) from HarperCollins, RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME (2001) from HarperCollins and Listening Library, SANTA KNOWS (2006) from Scholastic Book Club, and HOLLER LOUDLY (2010) from Dutton.
Or you may enjoy my short stories for
middle grade and young adult audiences.
But this site is about far more than just me! Be sure to explore
the children's and young adult
literature resources—which include annotated bibliographies,
author/illustrator interviews,
original articles, as well as information and encouragement for
writers.
This site has been recognized among "Great Web Sites for Kids" by the American Library Association and listed among "Useful Online Resources" in the CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATION MARKET by Alice Pope (Writers Digest). includes substantial
teacher support information about Cynthia's books as well as tremendous
resources related to the entire
body of children's and young adult literature.
NOTE: With regard to the bibiographies, pre Nov. 2009 titles were sent by publishers/authors or purchased by the site owner. Post Nov. 2009 added book listings include source information.
My latest YA gothic fantasy novel is ETERNAL (Candlewick, 2009), a companion book to TANTALIZE (Candlewick, 2007). The two casts will crossover in BLESSED (Candlewick, 2011), which I’m working on now.
