Reaching for Dreams

About the Book

Go backstage with dancers from the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as they learn and perform a new ballet. Drawing on hours of conversation and observation, Susan Kuklin gives a private look at the dancers’ goals, disappointments, and triumphs; the endless hard work; and the tension and magic of opening night.

About the Author

Susan Kuklin is the award winning author and photographer of over thirty books for children and young adults, including Dance (co-authored with Bill T. Jones), Hoops with Swoopes, How my Family Lives in America, Iqbal Masih and The Crusaders Against Child Slavery, and Trial: The Inside Story. Her photographs have appeared in major magazines and newspapers.