Manda and the Fish

By Noah Bella Michaelis and Claudia Pardo

Manda and the Fish is a story about a young girl who yearns to fish like her father and brothers, but designated gender roles in her tribe keep her from exploring this dream. One morning, Manda sets out to prove that anyone should be able to fish. Little does she know how her actions that day will ultimately affect her and everyone else in her tribe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Oct 31, 2023
• ISBN: 9781665737227

Noah Bella Michaelis

About the Author Noah Bella Michaelis is the author of Hop’s Case of Being Different, which has been distributed to children’s hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. Noah’s love of history and Native American people led her to write Manda and the Fish when she was only eleven years old. She left this Earth far too soon on January 3, 2017, at the age of thirteen, due to complications from congenital heart disease. She is survived by her parents and her younger brother, Henry. About the Illustrator Claudia Pardo is a painter, illustrator, and arts educator. Born in Lima, Perú, Claudia spent her childhood drawing, painting, and assembling short stories she wrote into miniature books. As an only girl growing up with three brothers, Claudia identifies with Manda's quest to defy conventions. She is also inspired by the author's own story of formidable bravery. Claudia's work appears in editorials, product packaging, publications, greeting cards, and websites. She received her Master of Art from California State University, Northridge, and lives with her family in Ventura, California.

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