Red Bird Danced
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Ariel and Tomah have lived in the cityâs 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.Â
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, Arielâs dancing doesnât feel like flying.
As the seasons change and the cold of winter gives way to springâs 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 Awardâwinning Jo Jo Makoons chapter book series and young adult novel Apple in the Middle.
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Dawn Quigley is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, North Dakota. The first three books in her Jo Jo Makoons series, and her debut YA novel, Apple in the Middle, were awarded American Indian Youth Literature Honors. She is a PhD education university faculty member and a former Kâ12 reading and English teacher, as well as an Indian Education program codirector. You can find her online at dawnquigley.com.
