Chance to Fly

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses awheelchair for mobility and her quest to defy expectations—andgravity—from Tony award–winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz

Thirteen-year-old Nat Beacon loves a lot of things: her dog Warbucks,her best friend Chloe, and competing on her wheelchair racing team, theZoomers, to name a few. But there’s one thing she’s absolutely OBSESSEDwith: MUSICALS! From Hamilton to Les Mis, there’s not acast album she hasn’t memorized and belted along to. She’s neveractually been in a musical though, or even seen an actor who uses awheelchair for mobility on stage. Would someone like Nat ever get cast?
But when Nat’s family moves from California to New Jersey, Nat stumbles upon auditions for a kids’ production of Wicked,one of her favorite musicals ever! And she gets into the ensemble! Theother cast members are super cool and inclusive (well, most of them)—especially Malik, the male lead and cutest boy Nat’s ever seen. But whenthings go awry a week before opening night, will Nat be able to casther fears and insecurities aside and “Defy Gravity” in every sense ofthe song title?

Weight: 400g
Dimension: 148 x 211 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781419743931