13 Best realistic fiction books like Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley

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Red Bird Danced

By: Dawn Quigley

4.25

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

With lyrical verse and powerful emotion, Dawn Quigley (Ojibwe) tells the story of urban Native kids…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

1. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • juvenile
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2. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
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3. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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4. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
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5. Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

By: Chanel Miller

4.48

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story o… read more

Similar categories in Chanel Miller's Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming

6. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Secret Library book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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8. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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9. Telephone of the Tree

By: Alison McGhee

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable story of grief and the support of community as a young girl, faced with aching los… read more

Similar categories in Alison McGhee's Telephone of the Tree book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Wrong Way Home by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

10. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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11. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • juvenile
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

12. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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13. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • juvenile
Cover of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys

14. The Bletchley Riddle

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more

Similar categories in Ruta Sepetys's The Bletchley Riddle book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • juvenile
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15. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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16. We Are Big Time

By: Hena Khan

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team a… read more

Similar categories in Hena Khan's We Are Big Time book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley

17. Red Bird Danced

By: Dawn Quigley

4.25

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

With lyrical verse and powerful emotion, Dawn Quigley (Ojibwe) tells the story of urban Native kids… read more

Similar categories in Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

18. A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Ho… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger

19. How It All Ends

By: Emma Hunsinger

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Tara lives inside the nonstop adventure of her imagination. It’s far more enterta… read more

Similar categories in Emma Hunsinger's How It All Ends book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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20. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • juvenile
Cover of Buffalo Dreamer by Violet  Duncan

21. Buffalo Dreamer

By: Violet Duncan

4.40

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

An illuminating novel about the importance of reclaiming the past, based on the author’s family his… read more

Similar categories in Violet Duncan's Buffalo Dreamer book and Dawn Quigley's Red Bird Danced

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • family
  • juvenile

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Lois Lowry

4.39

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John Schu

4.55

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Chanel Miller

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Lisa Yee

3.82

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