Dancing on the Mountain: A Tale of Dreams and Danger

by Ginger Mynatt

Heather Caldwell's feet are ugly and she is proud of it. Long hours of dancing have hardened huge calluses and blackened her toenails. But has she danced enough to get a major role in Viva El Paso, an outdoor theater staged in the mountains? A dream she has had for years. Her dream becomes a nightmare when an unknown enemy kills her boyfriend and threatens her. She flees into the mountains where there is far more to worry about than her dreams.

136 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 2001

About the author

Over the years, Ginger Mynatt has lived in six different states and traveled much of the U. S. She taught English and Creative Writing in both public schools and The Bridges Academy, a school for children with learning differences. Her early childhood was set in the mountains of
Pennsylvania where indoor plumbing and television made slow in-roads. After retirement, Mynatt wrote for Texoma Living! Magazine for four years. During that time,she won 15 awards from Press Women of Texas and three from the National Federation of PressWomen. Her love of nature and the environment led her to become a Texas Master Gardener and a Texas Master Naturalist. Mynatt now lives in El Paso, Tx with her husband where she enjoys hiking the mountain trails and spending time with her children and grand-daughters who live there and in Washington State. Her writings reflect her early experiences and her respect for courageous, industrious women.

Reviews

[Sylvia Dickey Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely worth a read. First novel by Mynatt and she put her all into it. As a former resident of El Paso, I though she did a marvelous job taking me to the town I know so well. Fantastic lessons for YA females. I recommend it!