The Old Ballerina

• A novel about teaching and learning. • A novel about artists and the creative process as they exist in small towns and rural areas. • What Cooney did for baseball and literature in All the Way Home (OP) she now does for ballet and literature in The Old Ballerina. • Author has published stories in , and more. • Title/author comparison: ; Anne Lamott, ; , Bess Streeter Aldrich. • Potential same audience as If You Want to Write. • Strong women-interest.