The Magic in Changing Your Stars
Book description
Journey back to 1939 Harlem in this time-travel adventure with an empowering message about believing in yourself and persevering. Eleven-year-old Ailey Benjamin Lane, a gifted dancer, is certain that he'll land the role of the Scarecrow in his school s production of The Wiz. But when a classmate overshadows him…
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1 author picked The Magic in Changing Your Stars as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’m cheating a little here, since protagonist Ailey Benjamin Lane is not quite a teenager—he’s only eleven.
But I love how this book celebrates dance—Ailey is a tap dancer with big dreams whose grandfather had similar, though thwarted, talents and dreams. And I love the window into Black history in 1930s Harlem when, feeling discouraged, Ailey puts on what turn out to be a pair of magical shoes and is transported to the past, where he meets his twelve-year-old grandfather.
Ailey is faced with the classic time traveler dilemma of wanting to help his grandfather overcome his fears while avoiding…
From Nancy's list on contemporary young adult on time traveling teens.
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