On a Wing and a Tear

Name: On a Wing and a Tear
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith
ISBN: 9780063395244

Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Narrator: Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Heartdrum

Published: 09/17/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Performing Arts Stories

Synopsis

A living legend roosting in the backyard. An unmissable game. A hair-raising mystery. A road trip full of adventure and danger. And all the overlapping circles that connect us throughout Creation.Melanie “Mel” Roberts and Ray Halfmoon may be from different Indigenous Nations, but the friends have become like siblings since the Robertses moved in with the Halfmoons. And they soon welcome a distinguished guest: Great-grandfather Bat, whose wing is injured, has taken refuge in their old oak tree.A rematch of the legendary Great Ball Game is coming up, with Bat as the star player. Grampa Charlie Halfmoon offers to drive Bat from Chicago down to the traditional playing field outside Macon, Georgia, and Mel and Ray are determined to help out.Together, they all set off on a road trip—facing adventure, danger, and a hair-raising mystery—on the way to the historic game.With loving care and boisterous humor, acclaimed author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) tells a modern folklore story about friendship, embracing the unexpected, and all the overlapping circles that connect us throughout Creation. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Brian Young, and Elana K. Arnold!

About Cynthia Leitich Smith

Cynthia Leitich Smith is the bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including Firefly Season, Jingle Dancer, Indian Shoes, On a Wing and a Tear, Sisters of the Neversea, the Blue Stars series, Rain Is Not My Indian Name, Harvest House, and Hearts Unbroken, which won the American Indian Youth Literature Award. Cynthia is also the anthologist of Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids. She has been honored with the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Lecture Award and has been named the NSK Neustadt Laureate. She is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children's Books, and served as the Katherine Paterson Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA program in writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Cynthia is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Denton and Austin, Texas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by callistoscalling on September 21, 2024

If you are lucky, some of the most cherished memories from childhood come from extended family and found family, both who are equal in the heart; Cynthia Leitich Smith beautifully captures this multigenerational bond in her new novel On a Wing and a Tear. Beyond sharing an intimate look at a family......more

Goodreads review by Josephine on August 21, 2024

On a Wing and a Tear" is a middle grade novel of folklore. It’s where the animals can talk, and Grandfather Bat needs help from his neighbors to get to a rematch of the Great Ball Game. Melanie “Mel” Roberts and Ray Halfmoon, are like siblings after she and her mom become housemates with a widower,......more

Goodreads review by Katie on October 16, 2024

This is my first book by Cynthia Leitich Smith (which I'm now regretting because apparently her books are interconnected?!) but it won't be my last. Part road trip, part mystery, this modern folklore story was entertaining and humorous and heartwarming and I really enjoyed it.......more

Goodreads review by Elna on February 27, 2025

Ray and Mel are surprised when a bat calls out to them on their way to school one day, but take in a stride. It turns out that this is not just a normal bat, but the Bat, the hero of the legendary birds vs animals baseball game long ago! It's time for a rematch, but Bat has a tear in his wing and do......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on December 22, 2024

On a Wing and a Tear by Cynthia Leitich Smith Pub DateSep 17 2024 HarperCollins Children's Books |Heartdrum Children's Fiction| Middle Grade HarperCollins Children's Books and Netgalley provided me with a copy of On A Wing and a Tear to review: There's a living legend roosting in the backyard. It's a ga......more