Edited by award-winningand bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersectingstories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride. Native familiesfrom Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwowin Ann Arbor, Michigan. In a high schoolgym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, andcelebrate friendship and heritage. Young protagonists will meet relatives fromfaraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rezdog). They are theheroes of their own stories. Featuring stories and poems by: Joseph Bruchac Art CoulsonChristine DayEric GansworthCarole LindstromDawn QuigleyRebecca RoanhorseDavid A. RobertsonAndrea L. RogersKim RogersCynthia Leitich SmithMonique Gray SmithTraci Sorell, Tim TingleErika T. WurthBrian Young In partnership with We Need Diverse Books