THE CHANCE TO FLY by Ali Stroker & Stacy Davidowitz

 

Nat Beacon is leaving her best friend behind as she and her parents move from California to New Jersey. She will be starting at a new school and hoping to make friends interested in the same things she is. She'll have to explain why she's been in a wheelchair since she was two years old. Will people understand that she isn't helpless?

Nat's dad has gotten her a spot on a wheelchair racing team, but when Nat sees a poster for cast tryouts for a production of Wicked, she immediately knows that's what she wants to do. Instead of racing practice, Nat attends tryouts and she succeeds in scoring a spot in the cast. Now she'll have to convince her parents that she can do this.

This is the first role Nat has ever had in a production. Her singing impressed the director and also some of the other cast members. Now she has to show them she can handle the part even with her chair. She's on her way to being part of a group she's always dreamed of. The production is plagued with difficulties that require everyone to be creative. Nat loves every minute of it, even though she struggles with challenges physically and emotionally.

THE CHANCE TO FLY is cowritten by two talented authors with experience in theater. Ali Stroker herself is confined to a wheelchair, but that didn't stop her from winning a Tony Award. Stacy Davidowitz has degrees in drama and acting. Together, they take readers on an inspiring journey with Nat and her new-found friends.