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Almost starring Skinnybones Almost starring Skinnybones Barbara Park Irrepressible, twelve-year-old Alex is convinced that he will be a star and impress his schoolmates when, as the winner of a cat food essay contest, he is asked to make a commercial for national tele… OL15400233W
David & Della David & Della Paul Zindel David Mahooley, a teenage playwright suffering from writer's block, finds himself drawn into the passionate world of a flamboyant, alcoholic young actress with a talent for lying. OL15842349W
Say goodnight, Gracie Say goodnight, Gracie Julie Reece Deaver When a car accident kills her best friend Jimmy, with whom she has shared everything from childhood escapades to breaking into the professional theater scene in Chicago, seventeen-year-old Morgan mus… OL16036338W
Between you & me Between you & me Marisa Calin Phyre, sixteen, narrates her life as if it were a film, capturing her crush on Mia, a student teacher of theater and film studies, as well as her fast friendship with a classmate referred to only as … OL16262973W
Wonderland Wonderland Joanna Nadin Jude must get away. She has to ace her exams and an audition at a prestigious drama school or she'll never escape her small town life and follow her dream of becoming an actor. But then her best frie… OL16631261W
Starring Jules (as herself) Starring Jules (as herself) Beth Levine Ain Jules is an ordinary seven-year-old girl, concerned with school and friends and other ordinary things--until a chance meeting with a casting director leads to an audition for a television commercial. OL16645912W
Cloudy With A Chance Of Boys Cloudy With A Chance Of Boys Megan McDonald,Jenna Lamia As the middle sister in a family with three girls, Stevie Reel doesn't know much about boys, and that's always been just fine with her. But lately, things have been changing: kids at school are start… OL17377895W
Shai & Emmie star in Break an egg! Shai & Emmie star in Break an egg! Quvenzhané Wallis 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 ad… OL19720015W
Bright Lights Bright Lights Linda Chapman Eleven-year-old Sophie dreams of becoming a famous actress but her life is quite ordinary as she argues with her brothers and sisters, hangs out with her friends and aims for the lead in the school p… OL2039051W
Antonio S. and the mystery of Theodore Guzman Antonio S. and the mystery of Theodore Guzman Odo Hirsch Antonio, living in part of a very large house with his magician father and doctor mother, knows all sorts of unusual things but it is not until he meets his mysterious neighbor, Theodore Guzman, that… OL2247505W
Dodger Dodger Libby Gleeson Mick has been offered the role of the Artful Dodger in the school play, but his friends think he's mad and his Dad probably won't be able to come. Mick is afraid of letting his new friends down and r… OL2252255W
The Method The Method Paul Robert Walker An intensive summer workshop on method acting brings fifteen-year-old Albie insight on sexual expression, identity, and conduct of life. OL2658468W
My nights at the Improv My nights at the Improv Jan Siebold A freshman is afraid of taking risks at her new school, but as she secretly observes an improvisational theater class week after week, she begins to apply its principles to her own life. OL2703800W
Screen test Screen test David Klass While starring in her first feature film, sixteen-year-old Liz is dazzled by Los Angeles and a charming and handsome leading man and wonders what it will be like to return to her normal life in New J… OL3350839W
Say goodnight, Gracie Say goodnight, Gracie Julie Reece Deaver When a car accident kills her best friend Jimmy, with whom she has shared everything from childhood escapades to breaking into the professional theater scene in Chicago, seventeen-year-old Morgan mus… OL3512717W
Encore for Eleanor Encore for Eleanor Bill Peet Eleanor the elephant, a retired circus star, finds a new career as the resident artist in the city zoo. OL3636881W
The Joys of Love The Joys of Love Madeleine L'Engle During the summer of 1946, twenty-year-old Elizabeth is doing what she has dreamed of since she was a little girl: working in the theatre. Elizabeth is passionate about her work and determined to lea… OL41455W
Break a Leg, Betsy Maybe! Break a Leg, Betsy Maybe! Lee Kingman A young girl involved in a high school theater troupe experiences the anxieties of growing up and first love. OL4293787W
The rule of three The rule of three Megan McDonald In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obse… OL443621W
My Aunt Ruth My Aunt Ruth Iris Rosofsky Sixteen-year-old Patty is pleased when her Aunt Ruth, a vibrant actress who encourages her interest in the theater, comes to visit, but then serious complications in Aunt Ruth's diabetes threaten her… OL4443348W
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