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Follow on Google News | Award-Winning YA Novelist Speaks to Young Dancers’ HeartsA small town girl strives for success in the stage lights but faces dark, silent shadows off-stage. Any young dancer will find herself in Marta’s story, praises Newbery Honor Author, Kirby Larsen.
By: Paddy Eger, Award-winning Author Eger takes us into the world of dancer, Marta Selbryth, a small town girl from Bremerton, Washington with a life long desire to perform as a professional ballerina. Eger’s passion for the subject, captures this deep desire found in many young dancers but does not overstate the character’s sacrifices and successes. What does it take to succeed when you are a teen, about to graduate, with your life spread before you, waiting for you to claim it? “Tenacity” “Like these young dancers, new adults often face challenges and disappointments and are pushed to their limits as they strive for physical, mental and emotional tenacity,” says Eger. “84 Ribbons strikes a balance between the world of ballet and the everyday world that waits just beyond the stagelights.” During her May Big Sky book tour, Eger travels to Montana following Marta’s 1957 bus ride from her home town of Bremerton, Washington, with her first stop in Missoula, then Bozeman, and on to Billings, the setting for "84 Ribbons". Sharing with young readers and dancers her ideas and encouragement for tenacity and how Marta’s story approaches resiliency come easy for this former dancer and retired school teacher. Eger says, “Across the decades the skills needed for growing up remain unchanged. Each of us handles our obstacles in unique ways, bringing our own form of tenacity into play. I look forward to sharing my stories with young people across Montana and especially those who enjoy dance.” Paddy Eger "84 Ribbons" Meet & Greet Book Signing Friday, May 16th from 2:00-3:30 PM Fact & Fiction Bookstore, 5 Campus Drive, Missoula http://www.factandfictionbooks.com/ Media The Media may request a review copy and printed press kit from the author or download a digital kit, including sample interviews, from http://paddyeger.com/ General Public Dancers and lovers of dance get a glimpse into one young dancer’s struggle to perform as a professional ballerina and meet the author of this award-winning novel. Bring a young dancer or come with friends or even alone. Enter drawings for door prizes and receive a special free gift just for coming. Eger will personally autograph your book and answer your questions. Marta’s story in 84 Ribbons ($16.95, 360-page trade paper, ISBN 978-0-9858933- End
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