Carrie still treasures the memory of the first time she saw Soaring Eagle. Though she was only a young girl, she adored his wildness and freedom--and loved his gentle heart. All through the years of work and study, she dreamed of being with him again. And now, as she graduates from high school, Carrie prays that he'll finally see her as an adult woman--a woman he could love and marry.

But Soaring Eagle has spent the years since Carrie left Nebraska becoming a part of white society; he has set aside Indian dress and custon, studied at Eastern colleges, and become a sought-after lecturer. And he has come to know other women--including the beautiful and intelligent Julia Woodward.

The closest to Carrie and Soaring Eagle are concerned--they think she is an unrealistic dreamer. Is it only Carrie's stubborn imagination that sees them together as man and wife? Or is this dream a God-given vision that will come to fruition one day? To find out, Carrie must follow her heart back to Nebraska--and in the process learn that walking by faith often means walking through fire--not running from it.

In Red Bird, Stephanie Grace Whitson, the author of Walks the Fire and Soaring Eagle, weaves the story of a white woman and a Lakota Sioux man who both discover that God often makes His children give up their own plans so that He can pour out "exceeding abundantly beyond all they ask or think."