Six Steps to the Stage

By Clint Winston Prince

When the sky falls, can dance lift you back up?

Inspired by The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith, this novel reimagines the emotional journey through poverty and hope-but through the eyes of a daughter instead of a son, with a struggling dancer mother instead of a businessman father. Told from the perspective of eleven-year-old Olerato, Six Steps to the Stage is a raw, emotional journey through homelessness, heartbreak, and the healing power of performance.

But more than that, it is a story that dares to ask: what does a homeless person really need? Is it always a home, a job, or a handout? Or could it be something far more overlooked-something as simple and as complicated as love?

From dark street corners to the bright lights of a national dance competition, this moving story reveals how even shattered dreams can find their rhythm again. It is a reminder that love-even when it hurts-might be the most essential thing of all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKZH54BV
• ISBN13: 9798296213181
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"