Dadey, Debbie
Summary: Pearl has always dreamed of being famous: the star-studded stage, the sea flowers, the applause! So when she finds out that her third grade class is performing The Little Human, she just knows she ll get the leading role. Especially since world-renowned merstar Angelfish Molie is judging the tryouts! But in a shocking turn of events, Pearl s best friend, Wanda, gets cast as the little human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Dadey 2019Tripp, Valerie
Summary: "The WellieWishers are putting on a show, and Emerson is in charge. The girls love her songs and silly skits, but not all of Emerson's creative ideas are working. Ashlyn can't see out of her pumpkin costume, Willa has a touch of stage fright, and Kendall is struggling with the special effects. When the girls try to tell her their problems, Emerson doesn't listen. Will the show go on?"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE TRIBrueggemann, Wibke
Summary: Unlike her friend Teddy, sixteen-year-old Tilly is not looking for a girlfriend, but when Teddy forms a crush on Katherine Cooper-Bunting, his co-star in their community theater production, Tilly finds herself also swooning over her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BRUAlbertalli, Becky
Summary: Best friends Kate Garfield and Anderson Walker share a love of theater and crushes on the same guys, but when one of their long-distance crushes shows up at their school, real feelings might end their friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ALBFederle, Tim
Summary: When E.T.: The Musical closes, Nate reluctantly returns home to begin high school and, with his best friend, Libby, makes a project of turning Dickens' Great Expectations into a musical.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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Summary: "Ali loves to dance, sing, and act. But she had never thought of putting on her own show until her neighbor asks, 'Why wait?' Immediately energized, Ali gets to work. There's so much to do before showtime--choosing the right musical, auditions, rehearsal, costume and set design--but Ali can do anything with her family and friends. When a storm threatens to undo all their hard work, Ali must use...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STRPark, Barbara.
Summary: Eight adventures of Junie B. Jones in the First Grade.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2007
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Summary: Phoebe, Marigold, and Marigold's sister, Florence Unfortunate Nostrils, are headed to summer drama camp where they'll face the daunting tasks of writing, producing, and acting in an entirely original play.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrew McMeel Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SIMCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Phoebe 741.5 Simpson 2018Barkley, Callie.
Summary: When she wins the lead role in a school play, second-grader Ellie neglects her friends in the Critter Club and their new animal shelter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BARNuurali, Siman
Summary: When Sadiq and his friends form a theater club Sadiq, as director, thinks he must do everything until the director of his big sister Aliya's show tells him about delegating. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NUUCondie, Allyson Braithwaite.
Summary: "Following the sudden deaths of her father and autistic younger brother, Cedar Lee spends the summer working at a Shakespearean theater festival, making a new friend, and coming to terms with her grief"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD CONCabot, Meg.
Summary: Allie's theatrical hopes are crushed when, instead of being cast as the princess, she is given the role of the evil queen in the fourth-grade class play.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CABMcNamara, Margaret
Summary: "Mrs. Connor's class is putting on a play at Robin Hill School! Emma is excited to land a role...but when the big day comes, she forgets her lines. Will Mrs. Connor's breathing exercise help Emma calm down and save the show?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MCNCampbell, Curtis
Summary: "A laugh-out-loud YA debut that examines the realities of small-town queer life and celebrates the transformative power of drag--perfect for fans of RuPaul's Drag Race and Pumpkin. Peter Thompkins needs a public image overhaul. After a tense confrontation with one of the few other queer kids in his small-town high school, rumors about him are becoming more elaborate by the day. Meanwhile, his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CAMFederle, Tim.
Summary: Now on Broadway as second understudy for E.T., Nate Foster keeps in close contact with his best friend, Libby, as he faces his nemesis, Jordan Rylance, and his own insecurities as the cast member with the least training and experience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FEDBlecher, Jennifer
Summary: When twelve-year-olds Izzy and Wren are thrown together by unusual circumstances, they find solace and solutions to nagging problems in their newly-formed friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BLEStroker, Ali
Summary: After moving across the country, thirteen-year-old Natalie auditions for her new school's play and overcomes her fears and insecurities about performing in a wheelchair.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC STRNaylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
Summary: Alice's first year of high school is difficult, but with the help of her father, older brother, and her friends she feels better about herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2010
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Summary: It's 1983, and 17-year-old Edward Zanni wants to study acting at Juilliard, but his newly remarried father--who earns too much for Edward to claim scholarship money--refuses to pay. So, Edward enlists the aid of his creative theater pals to swindle the money from his father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ACIBarshaw, Ruth McNally.
Summary: When Ellie McDoodle signs up to help with her school's production of The Wizard of Oz, she gets more than she bargained for as she helps paint sets, plan costumes, and cast the show, which leads to her first big fight with best friend Mo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BARWallis, Quvenzhané
Summary: When Shai Williams, who plans to become a star on Broadway, loses the lead role in the third-grade musical at her performing arts elementary school in Atlanta, she learns an important lesson about adaptability, from her mother, aunt, and grandmother, allactresses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE WALBarkley, Callie
Summary: "Ellie is paired up with a classmate, Paul, on a special dance number for the school play. But right from the start, Paul gives her the cold shoulder! Will Ellie and Paul be able to patch things up in time to take the stage together? Meanwhile, Marion, Ellie, Liz, and Amy rescue an adorable kitten named Tiger...but he can't stop causing mischief in the Critter Club barn! Can the girls team up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J Series Critter Barkley 2021Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BARMarkum, Samantha
Summary: Seventeen-year-old June tries to mend her friendship with her best friend Graham after a lapse in judgement, but her summer is complicated by her mother's decision to move in with her boyfriend and his surly daughter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023