The Chance to Fly (the Chance to Fly #1) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419743931)

From Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz, The Chance to Fly 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.

"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

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 Hamilton to Les Mis, 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 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! 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?

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Author: Ali Stroker, Stacy Davidowitz
ISBN-10: 1419743937
ISBN-13: 9781419743931
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2021
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.00w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514127 / Chance to Fly


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2021
Publishers Weekly 04/19/2021
School Library Journal 05/28/2021 pg. 1