Girl in Motion

Written by Miriam Landis

Narrated by Teralyn Davis

Aspiring artists—their grit, passion, and determination to achieve—are at the heart of this unforgettable novel.

Anna Forester is an intelligent and sensitive sixteen-year-old at the top of her local ballet school in Illinois. She arrives at the bottom of the prestigious School of Ballet New York in Manhattan, where she joins an elite group of teens who see themselves as the ballet stars of the next generation, racing to impress their famous teachers and win a coveted professional contract. Over the next two years, Anna’s struggles to navigate friendships with her rivals, stand out in a world dictated by conformity, and pursue her passions converge into a high-stakes portrait of a young dancer following their dreams.

Praise for Girl in Motion

"I couldn’t put down this novel about the ups and downs of life in a ballet boarding school.”

—Amanda Brice, author of Codename: Dancer 

"Girl in Motion offers an inside view of professional dance training."

—The Salt Lake Tribune 

"If you want to know what it feels like to be a dancer in vocational training (from a fictional perspective), give this one a whirl."

—BalletNews.co.uk

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rhododendron Press
• Release date: Feb 27, 2024
• ISBN: 9798868707711

Miriam Landis

Miriam Landis is a faculty member at the Pacific Northwest Ballet. She was a LitCamp fellow, and an assistant editor at Simon & Schuster, Hyperion, and the Amazon Books team. A Stanford grad, she was also a student at the School of American Ballet and a professional ballerina with Miami City Ballet. When not writing, teaching, or dancing, she enjoys life on Lake Washington alongside her husband and four children. In addition to Lauren in the Limelight, she is the author of two young adult novels, Girl in Motion and Girl on Pointe (previously published as Breaking Pointe). Learn more at www.miriamlandis.com.