Dancing With Katya

A moving, dramatic story of the transforming power of love and the strong bonds between siblings that even polio cannot weaken.

DORI CHACONAS HAS ALWAYS LIVED IN WISCONSIN. HER PARENTS GREW UP ON NOTHERN WISCONSIN FARMS, BUT MOVED TO THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE TO RAISE THEIR FAMILY. DORI WAS THE OLDEST GIRL IN A FAMILY OF SEVEN CHILDREN. SHE OFTEN ENTERTAINED HER YOUNERS BROTHERS AND SISTERS BY TELLING STORIES. DORI NOW HAS FOUR DAUGHTERS AND THREE GRANSONS. SHE STILL LIKES TO TELL STORIES, BUT NOW SHE'S WRITING THEM DOWN. SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF NINE BOOKS FOR CHIDREN, MANY OF WHICH REFLECT THE FAMILY VALUES SHE LEARNED FROM HER MOM AND DAD. DANCING WITH KATYA IS HE FIRST BOOK FOR PEACHTREE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE AT WWW.DORICHACONAS.COM