Soon after, Grace's grandmother takes her to the ballet to see an African American ballerina play Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. "You can be anything you want, Grace, if you put your mind to it," her grandmother says. When Grace goes home and tells her mother and grandmother what happened at school, they tell her that she can be Peter Pan if she wants to do so. He isn't black." But Grace keeps her hand up to indicate that she wants to play this role. One student tells her, "You can't be Peter - that's a boy's name." And then another student informs her, "You can't be Peter Pan. Filled with fantasy and breathtaking flair, Grace decides that she will play the part of Peter Pan when her teacher tells the class that they are going to act the play. Mary Hoffman's 1991 picture book Amazing Grace tells the story of Grace, who loves stories and especially loves acting them out. Remarkable watercolor illustrations give full expression to Grace's high-flying fantasy. So when she gets an opportunity to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly who she wants to be. Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells.
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