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Stacy Davidowitz is a proud Washington Heights-based author and playwright. Her star-reviewed novel, The Chance to Fly, coauthored by Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker, was named a best children’s book of the year by Amazon, Chicago Public Library, Parents, and Bank Street College of Education. It was also selected by the National Education Association as a featured title for Read Across America. Its sequel Cut Loose! is set for publication in fall 2023. Stacy is best known for her four-book Camp Rolling Hills series, inspired by her coauthored Camp Rolling Hills the Musical, which continues to have productions across the country. She is also the author of the Hanazuki chapter-book series based on Hasbro’s YouTube series. Stacy has written award-winning plays that have been produced regionally and internationally, and are published by Broadway Play Publishing, Stage Rights, and YouthPLAYS. When she is not writing, she teaches creative writing and musical theater. She is a proud graduate of Tufts University and Columbia University, where she earned degrees in drama, psychology, and acting. Catch her running around the neighborhood with her twin boys, and learn the latest at stacydavidowitz.com and on Instagram @stacydavidowitzbooks. (she/her/hers)