Frozen on the stage, no voice, no dance steps! His tryout is disastrous… Ailey knew, absolutely without a doubt, that he’d be the perfect Scarecrow in The Wiz – but during tryouts at school, the Black 11 year old just blanked out, couldn’t dance or sing. Moping around the family hardware store, Ailey learns that … Continue reading Ailey longs for THE MAGIC IN CHANGING YOUR STARS, by Leah Henderson (middle grade book review)