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Fry bread : a Native American family story / written by Kevin Noble Maillard ; illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal.

Maillard, Kevin Noble, (author.). Martinez-Neal, Juana, (illustrator.).

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Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.
"Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brings families together for meals and new memories. Fry bread is nation. It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond. Fry bread is us. It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference. Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Juana Martinez-Neal." -- From dust jacket.

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  • ISBN: 9781626727465
  • ISBN: 1626727465
  • ISBN: 9781713701286
  • ISBN: 1713701286
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2019.

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Awards Note:
Robert F. Sibert Award, 2020
American Indian Youth Literature Award, Best Picture Book, 2020

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Fry Bread : A Native American Family Story
Fry Bread : A Native American Family Story
by Noble Maillard, Kevin; Martinez-Neal, Juana (Illustrator)
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Fry Bread : A Native American Family Story

Kevin Noble Maillard is the debut author of Fry Bread , published by Roaring Brook/Macmillan. He is also a regular writer and former contributing editor to the New York Times , with additional writings in The Atlantic , Essence , and The Week . He has provided on-air commentary for MSNBC, CNN, ABC, and Al Jazeera. Currently based in Manhattan, New York, he splits time between the city and upstate New York, where he is a tenured professor of law at Syracuse University. A graduate of Duke University and Penn Law School, he also earned a PhD in Political Theory from the University of Michigan. Originally from Oklahoma, he is an enrolled citizen of the Seminole Nation. Juana Martinez-Neal is an illustrator of books for children, including the Pura Belpre Award winner La Princesa and the Pea . She made her authorial debut in 2018 with Alma and How She Got Her Name , which was awarded the Caldecott Honor. Juana was born in Lima, Peru, where she grew up surrounded by amazing meals prepared by her mom and amazing paintings made by her dad and grandad. She now lives, eats, and paints in Scottsdale, Arizona, surrounded by her amazing children.

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