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Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College,...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Because she is afraid to read an essay aloud in English class, young Patricia is invited to take Mr. Wayne's drama class where she paints sets, participates in fun exercises, and memorizes every part in the play the others are rehearsing.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When the critic who gave his new play scathing reviews is murdered, stabbed in the heart with his ornamental dagger, author Anthony Horowitz is arrested by an old enemy out for revenge and the only man who can help him is his estranged partner in solving crime, Daniel Hawthorne.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 25
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and try to rescue a tame bear.
Author
Series
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First trade paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
342 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Working a summer job on the Jersey Shore, Jacky Hart, who wanted nothing more than to act and sing all summer, must juggle serious responsibilities in order to participate in a stock performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Author
Publisher
Price Stern Sloan
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A group of children puts on a play using rhyming couplets, featuring each letter of the alphabet, to provide the facts about Thanksgiving Day.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Investigating the murder of a local baker during an amateur theatrical production, curmudgeon Agatha Raisin and her team of private detectives uncover a web of feuds and temperamental behaviors that place the team in mortal danger.
Author
Series
Jacky Ha-Ha volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
300 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jacky spends the last weeks of summer at theater camp with new friends, lots of jokes, and plenty of drama.
Author
Series
Critter Club volume 22
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover edition, First Little Simon paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
While Ellie struggles to rehearse with a reluctant classmate for an upcoming school performance, her fellow Critter Club members rescue an adorable kitten that wreaks havoc in their barn.
Author
Series
Jacky Ha-Ha graphic novel volume 2
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
August 2021.
Edition
First graphic novel edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
247 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Longing to be part of the summer stock performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Jacky Hart must discover if juggling responsibilities is one of her many talents.
12) Burlesque
Publisher
Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Combines sassy, sexy and flirty dance movements to create one fierce and fun cardio workout. These showgirl-inspired moves will have you feeling confident as you pop your booty and strut your way across your living room. Blast fat and redefine your body with ab-toning, thigh-burning, body slimming dance and strength routines. Ditch your inhibitions and shed serious pounds while bringing out your inner vixen!" --On container.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lola is disappointed after a bout of stage fright earns her a non-speaking part in her class play, but on opening night, the curtain rises and she finds herself smack in the middle of an exasperating turn of events.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
1st Disney-Hyperion pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Desi Bascomb is in over her head with school and landing the role of Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and while her job as a substitute princess is more glamorous than ever, a secret she learns about Facade's magic could make everything simpler--or more complicated.
15) Othello
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A brilliant general in the service of Venice, Othello is also the new husband of the adoring - and young - Desdemona, whose innocent hero worship has blossomed into love. But can a beautiful girl, so much younger than her husband,truly be faithful? Othello's trusted ensign Iago seems to think not. Can Othello trust him? Can Othello trust anyone? Manga Classics presents Shakespeare's classic story of love, hate, vengeance, and betrayal, in its full,...
16) Asteroid City
Language
English
Description
The production of a play is frought with drama and romance in and of itself, from its writing and casting to rehearsals and staging. Onstage, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events while each attendee and their family members deal with their own interpersonal issues.
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First graphic novel edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
230 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Adapted from James Patterson's #1 bestselling story, this hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel introduces Jacky Ha-Ha, a class clown who makes people laugh with her so they can't laugh at her! With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation--even when it's a bad idea--Jacky Ha-Ha loves to make people laugh. And cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about not-so-funny things in her life, like her mom serving in a dangerous,...
Author
Series
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eva's class is putting on a play, Snowy White and the seven owlets, but Eva is a little disappointed when she is cast as the Magic Mirror (and Snowy White's understudy); the owl students are making all the sets, props, and costumes, and rehearsal is a little chaotic--but the play is going well until Snowy White hurts her leg and Eva has to fill in for real.
19) Romeo and Juliet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Romeo and Juliet is the classic tragedy of western literature. Created by William Shakespeare, it is tale of two very young lovers from Verona, Italy who defy the wishes of their feuding families, get married then, and tragically, end their own lives in the name of love. It is their deaths that ultimately help the rival families of the Capulet's and Montague's find reconciliation. Manga Classics brings an incredible new reading experience with this...
20) The Sisters Club
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008, 2003
Edition
1st Candlewick Press ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
181 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including their long line of actor ancestors, creative family dinners, toe marshmallows, swearing in Shakespeare, and the Sisters Club.