Juggling soccer, school, friends and family leaves John with little time for anything else. One day at the local community center, following the sound of drums, he stumbles into an Indigenous dance class. Before he knows what's happening, John finds himself stumbling through beginner classes with a bunch of little girls, skipping soccer practice and letting his other responsibilities slide.

When he attends a powwow and witnesses a powerful performance, he realizes that he wants to be a dancer more than anything. But the nearest class for boys is at the Native Cultural Center in the city, and he still hasn't told his family or friends about his new passion. If he wants to dance, he will have to stop hiding.

Between the mocking of his teammates and the hostility of the boys in his dance class, John must find a way to balance and embrace both the Irish and Cree sides of his heritage. (From Orca Book Publishers)

Melanie Florence is a writer of Cree and Scottish heritage. Based in Toronto, she is the author of Missing Nimâmâ, which won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2016 and the 2017 Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award. Some of her other works include Stolen Words that won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, He Who Dreams ,The Missing and Benjamin's Thunderstorm, which was illustrated by Hawlii Pichette.