A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and her quest to defy expectationsand gravityfrom Tony awardwinning 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, the Zoomers, to name a few. But theres one thing shes absolutely OBSESSED with: MUSICALS! From Hamilton to Les Mis, theres not a cast album she hasnt memorized and belted along to. Shes 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 Nats 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 Nats 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?

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Abrams .

Stacy Davidowitz is a playwright, screenwriter, and author based in Manhattan. Her plays and musicals have been produced regionally and internationally, and her most recent indie feature film is in production. Stacy also teaches theater and creative writing in the New York City public and private schools. Her alma maters are Tufts University, Columbia University, and Tyler Hill Camp, where she attended as a camper, counselor, and head staff. www. stacydavidowitz. com.