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.