{"product_id":"red-bird-danced-9780063223622","title":"Red Bird Danced","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith 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. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAriel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAriel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis 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 \u003cem\u003eApple in the Middle. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive \u003cem\u003eRed Bird Danced\u003c\/em\u003e to readers who love Jasmine Warga and Christine Day!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuigley, Dawn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDawn Quigley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, North Dakota. The first three books in her \u003cem\u003eJo Jo Makoons\u003c\/em\u003e series, and her debut YA novel, \u003cem\u003eApple in the Middle\u003c\/em\u003e, were awarded American Indian Youth Literature Honors. She is a PhD education university faculty member and a former K-12 reading and English teacher, as well as an Indian Education program codirector. You can find her online at dawnquigley.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heartdrum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579590807826,"sku":"9780063223622","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d5c25f7-7e8e-4902-9935-145a27ecc6b3.jpg?v=1768303878","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/red-bird-danced-9780063223622","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}