Red Bird Danced2024 · ContemporaryAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award Middle Grade Honor 2026ALSC Notable Children's Book 2025
Ariel and Tomah have grown up in a city intertribal housing complex. Ariel, who dances ballet because of her Auntie Bineshiinh, can no longer feel the joy of dancing since her aunt went missing, while class clown Tomah hides fears of his own, and over the seasons the two learn to share the stories they carry.