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Rain Is Not My Indian Name - Online Book Club


Welcome to our online book club for grades 5-8! We are excited for you to join us in reading Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith.


Along with a free copy of the book, you will receive a review page so you can tell us what you thought of the book! You will also receive a questions page to consider, activity pages, and an information page with cool links related to the book!


Kits are ready for pickup today, Friday, November 1! Please remember that we have a limited number of kits available, so it's first come, first served. If you have any special requests or need accommodations, please let Leanna or Michelle know!


All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours!


"Rain Is Not My Indian Name" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


"It’s been six months since her best friend died, and up until now Rain has succeeded in shutting herself off from the world. But when controversy arises around her aunt Georgia’s Indian Camp in their mostly white midwestern community, Rain decides to face the outside world again – at least through the lens of her camera. Hired by her town newspaper to photograph the campers, Rain soon finds that she has to decide how involved she wants to become in Indian Camp. Does she want to keep a professional distance from the intertribal community she belongs to? And just how willing is she to connect with the campers after her great loss?


Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!

More about the author and Rain Is Not My Indian Name:


Cynthia Leitich Smith’s site: https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/


Muscogee Nation’s, Cherokee Nation’s, and Saginaw Chippewa Nation’s sites:


Memory Alpha, Star Trek’s fandom wiki and the X-Files fandom wiki:


Pez’s US site: https://us.pez.com/



Included as well: a word search, a crossword puzzle, and a recipe for wild-rice soup.






We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!

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