Clack, Clack! Smack! A Cherokee Stickball Story

Traci Sorell is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives in northeastern Oklahoma. Joseph Erb is a computer animator, film producer, educator, language technologist and artist enrolled in the Cherokee Nation.

Vann, a struggling stickball player, competes in a game on the Cherokee Nation. Can he help his team win?

Vann loves playing his tribe’s stickball game, but he’s not as skilled as his teammates. Vann stumbles, and he tries and fails to score. How can he help his teammates win?

Exciting and fast-paced, Clack, Clack! Smack! reminds readers that sportsmanship and being a team player is just as important as being the star. Back matter explains the origins of Cherokee stickball.  Audience: Ages 4-7.