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by J. R. Stampfl (Author)
MOON DANCE is the second phase of fourteen-year old Wendy Hilton's adventure at LATCH, the Lunar Arena of Transformation, Concentration and Hope. In this book, Wendy learns several truths about herself, both good and bad, and begins to learn the truth about her rival Phillip.
MOON DANCE begins the morning after fourteen-year-old Wendy Hilton has survived her Galileo Quest and triumphed over Phillip in THE MOON KEY. The conflict with Phillip has shaken her and she is unable to will herself to LATCH, the magical dream school that she is whisked to at night when she is asleep - until Phillip comes and begs her to give him a second chance.Author Biography
JR Stampfl believes that the world is filled with magic. As a child, she read every fairy tale that she could get her hands on from the library. She named her children after her two favorite characters in Peter Pan. After a career in television as a producer and writer, JR Stampfl found herself compelled to write down the magical story that appeared in her head one day. Thus THE MOON KEY came to be. MOON DANCE is the second phase of this adventure.
JR Stampfl grew up in the Midwest. She attended Northwestern University as an undergraduate and Harvard Graduate School of Education. After visiting New York City as a Fifth Grader, JR knew that the magic of Manhattan was for her. She moved to New York and began a career in network television. She was a producer and writer in daytime drama and created TV magic. She was nominated for an Emmy and Writer's Guild Award.
But, her real love was always children. So, after an extended career in television, JR began to write stories for children. She set the stories in her favorite place, New York City. And, she used the inspiration of the moon to guide her characters through their adventures and transformations.
THE MOON KEY and MOON DANCE are stories that show that real magic is everywhere.
