Valby, Karen

Valby gives each dancer space for their stories to naturally flow, writing them as fully realized individuals with their own hopes and dreams. A heartwarming addition to performing arts biographies.

Valby's well-crafted book is an example of nonfiction literature that vividly and poignantly portrays the interconnectivity and compassion of small-town life, factors that according to Valby are essential to our humanness. Recommended for teen and adult popular nonfiction and fiction readers, and students of social dynamics.