When champion bounce MC, Benefit, dies unexpectedly, 6th graders Cleo and Justice set out to make a dance video so that their mentor’s memory can live on. But when Benefit’s ghost begins haunting the halls of their charter school, the girls must push back against their teacher’s expectations and find a story they can claim as their own.
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Catch the Wall
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Cheryl Bear:
15 Jul. 2021
“
A powerful look at coping with loss and finding their way through creating a story of their own. Well done. ”
Emma Goldman-Sherman:
11 May. 2018
“
I saw this read in Omaha, and it is a dynamic and fascinating story. There is great tension between the students and the teachers - not the typical tension of schoolroom expectations but Reisman exposes a grand disconnect between the goals of schooling and the needs of these students wholly at odds with each other, separate worlds that collide and create a moving distinct experience. Unforgettable! ”