Not yet released - Shipping date approx. 31 Mar 2026
16 ELITE Points earned with this purchase! Earn 250 for a $10 Reward!
Not an ELITE Member? Join ELITE here
With lyrical verse and powerful emotion, Dawn Quigley (Ojibwe) tells the story of urban Native kids who find strength in connection with those who came before and in the hope that lets them take flight.
Ariel and Tomah have lived in the city’s intertribal housing complex all their lives. But for both of them, this Dagwaagin (Autumn) season is different than any before.
From his bench outside the front door of his building, Tomah watches his community move around him. He is better at making people laugh than he is at schoolwork, but often it feels like his neighbor Ariel is the only one who really sees him, even in her sadness.
Ariel has always danced ballet because of her Auntie Bineshiinh and loves the way dance makes her feet hover above the ground like a bird. But ever since Auntie went missing, Ariel’s dancing doesn’t feel like flying.
As the seasons change and the cold of winter gives way to spring’s promise, Ariel and Tomah begin to change too as they learn to share the rhythms and stories they carry within themselves.
This first middle grade novel by Dawn Quigley is a tour de force. She is known for her American Indian Youth Literature Award–winning Jo Jo Makoons chapter book series and young adult novel Apple in the Middle.
Give Red Bird Danced to readers who love Jasmine Warga and Christine Day!
Title: Red Bird Danced
Format: Paperback Book
Release Date: 31 Mar 2026
Type: Dawn Quigley
Sku: 3600976
Catalogue No: 9780063223639
Category: Childrens
![]() |
Help you find exactly what you are looking for, even if you aren't sure yourself! |
![]() |
Track down the hard to find as quickly as possible - if it's available, we will get it! |
![]() |
Deliver fast and friendly service to every customer. |
![]() |
Provide you with the hottest, the latest and a great range. |
![]() |
And if you're not satisified, you can exchange or with a receipt, get your money back - no questions asked! |