Nancy Bo Flood’s work has focused on children and young adults as a counselor, teacher, parent, and an author. During the past twenty years, Nancy has lived on the Navajo Nation, working with teachers to develop relevant curriculum and guiding and encouraging students to write their own stories. Her books have won numerous awards: The Navajo Year, Walk Through Many Seasons (Arizona Book of the Year); Warriors in the Crossfire (Colorado Book of the Year); Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo (New Mexico-Arizona Book of the Year, Junior Library Guild Selection), and Soldier Sister, Fly Home (Junior Library Guild Selection). She became aware of Badger Clark when his “A Cowboy’s Prayer” was read as part of the Grand Entrance at a local rodeo, and thought, “What a song. What a prayer. What a poet!”