{"product_id":"the-chance-to-fly-the-chance-to-fly-1-9781419743948","title":"The Chance to Fly (the Chance to Fly #1)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz, \u003ci\u003eThe Chance to Fly\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring and heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and her quest to defy expectations--and gravity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The perfect read for any dream chaser. . . . You'll realize how unlimited your possibilities are.\" --Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirteen-year-old Nat Beacon loves a lot of things: her dog, Warbucks; her best friend, Chloe; and competing on her wheelchair racing team, the Zoomers, to name a few. But there's one thing she's absolutely OBSESSED with: MUSICALS! From \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eLes Mis\u003c\/i\u003e, there's not a cast album she hasn't memorized and belted along to. She's never actually been in a musical though, or even seen an actor who uses a wheelchair for mobility onstage. Would someone like Nat ever get cast? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Nat's family moves from California to New Jersey, Nat stumbles upon auditions for a kids' production of \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e, one of her favorite musicals ever! And she gets into the ensemble! The other cast members are super cool and inclusive (well, most of them)--especially Malik, the male lead and cutest boy Nat's ever seen. But when things go awry a week before opening night, will Nat be able to cast her fears and insecurities aside and \"Defy Gravity\" in every sense of the song title? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a Sneak Peek of Nat Beacon's Next Story, \u003ci\u003eCut Loose!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Stroker\u003c\/b\u003e is a Tony Award winner for her role as Ado Annie in the 2019 revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's \u003ci\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003e She made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway in Deaf West's acclaimed 2015 revival of \u003ci\u003eSpring Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e. Since then, she's performed on stages across New York as well as in movies, such as \u003ci\u003eChristmas Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e, and countless shows, including \u003ci\u003eEchoes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOnly Murders in the Building\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOzark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTen Days in the Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glee Project\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd Just Like That\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Nate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlice's Wonderland Bakery\u003c\/i\u003e. Her mission to improve the lives of others through the arts, disabled or not, is captured in her motto: \"Turning your limitations into your opportunities.\" Stroker is the proud author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eThe Chance to Fly\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the picture book \u003ci\u003eAli and the Sea Stars\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacy Davidowitz\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed author and playwright. Her star-reviewed novel \u003ci\u003eThe Chance to Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored by Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker, was named a best children's book of the year by the Chicago Public Library, \u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e, and Bank Street College of Education. It was also selected by the National Education Association as a featured title for Read Across America. Davidowitz is best known for her four-book Camp Rolling Hills series, inspired by her coauthored \u003ci\u003eCamp Rolling Hills the Musical\u003c\/i\u003e, which continues to have productions across the country. She is also the author of the Hanazuki chapter book series based on Hasbro's YouTube series. She has written award-winning plays that have been produced regionally and internationally, and are published by Broadway Play Publishing, Stage Rights, and YouthPLAYS. When she is not writing, she teaches creative writing, female empowerment, and musical theater in schools, camps, foster care facilities, and juvenile detention centers. She is a proud graduate of Tufts University and Columbia University, where she earned degrees in drama, psychology, and acting. Fun fact: growing up, Davidowitz was in seven productions of \u003ci\u003eAnnie\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in upper Manhattan with her husband and twin boys. 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