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Dare You to Dance
From the award-winning illustrator of Salt Magic comes a heartfelt middle grade graphic novel filled with the fierce competition and elegant athleticism of ballet.
Gracie is ready to take on the ballet world — starting with the Young Dancer Summer Workshop in New York! It’s a two week summer course, and while she misses her family in Ohio, she is ready to show this ballet school that she has what it takes.
Too bad none of the other students got the memo and now Gracie feels like she’s already being left in the dust! Luckily, she knows the best way to get herself motivated is with a good rival and who better to pick than the star of the class, Sariah!
Except Sariah doesn’t seem interested in a fun competition with Gracie. In fact, she’s so serious that it seems like she barely enjoys dancing at all? Can Gracie break through to Sariah and find the exciting rival she wants? Or is this rivalry, and Gracie’s future in ballet, both doomed before it can even start?
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The Author
Rebecca Mock
REBECCA MOCK is a New York Times bestselling and Eisner award-winning illustrator and comics artist. They illustrated the graphic novels Compass South, Knife’s Edge, and Salt Magic, written by Hope Larson, and their artwork can be found in newspapers, cartoons, books, commercials and video games. Rebecca lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Visit their website at rebeccamock.com.
Rebecca is represented by Chelsea Eberly.
Photo Credit: Philomena Polizzi / Thicker Than Water Photography