Cynthia Leitich Smith is the 2021 NSK Neustadt Laureate, a New York Times best-selling author of fiction for children and young adults, and writing teacher. A member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, Cynthia writes beautiful stories centered on the lives of modern-day Native Americans.
D.J. spends the summer helping her father with their farm work, while also getting coerced into training the rival football team’s quarterback. D.J. is one of the best athletes in their small Wisconsin town, but her relationships — with her family, her best friend, and quarterback Brian — are making her life so complicated.
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