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1) In the mix
Author
Series
Fearless (Mandy Gonzalez) volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Hudson enters a baking contest, he feels caught between his love of baking and the theater.
Author
Series
Penny draws volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Fifth grader Penny, who doodles to cope with anxiety, is cast in her class play.
Author
Series
Henry Heckelbeck volume 13
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A sprained leg threatens to take away Henry's role as the lead character in his school play.
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, but when the performer goes missing days before the show is set to make its debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters little sister. Main series volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Karen is understandably disappointed when the part she is given in the school's Thanksgiving pageant is that of the turkey, so she concocts a plan to win everyone's attention.
Author
Series
Good sports league volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Annabella Donatello loves softball and performing so she is thrilled when she gets cast in the school play, on top of being pitcher of her softball team, but when when practice conflicts with opening night of the show she hatches a plan putting her softball and acting skills to the test.
Author
Series
Desmond Cole ghost patrol volume 18
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Desmond and Andres must confront stage fright and a demon as they act their way through the most cursed school play ever.
9) Cut loose!
Author
Series
Chance to fly volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nat jumps at the chance to participate in the middle school regional theater competition where the winner gets to perform on Broadway, but when stressful rehearsals negatively impact her friendships, she starts to wonder if it is worth doing theater at all.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shannon Carter, who is devoted to her Minneapolis youth community theatre, feels more comfortable staying behind the scenes due to her OCD, but all that changes when the director casts her in a role.
After Shannon accidentally lands a lead role in the summer musical, she realizes she has bigger things to worry about than stage fright in this contemporary middle-school novel about strained friendships, the positive power of theater, and the realities...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The switcheroo fun of The Parent Trap meets the showbiz spirit of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in this timeless coming-of-age story about family, friendship, and following your dreams. When Shira and Esther first meet, they can hardly believe their eyes. It's like looking in a mirror! But even though they may look identical, the two girls couldn't be more different. Shira dreams of singing and dancing onstage, but her father, a stern and pious rabbi,...
12) A for effort
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The start of Jay's freshman year is full of new things . . . New friends. New classes. New challenges. All of which are expected, until his new friend group's obsession with perfect grades puts the pressure on--especially when his best subject, art, is full. Without it to anchor him, Jay hopes theater class will be the easy A he's looking for. But when the class begins, Jay finds himself struggling like never before. Turns out balancing Shakespeare...
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