When Mia tries to become a ballerina just like her big sister, she discovers that getting the right outfit is just the beginning. Despite great effort, there are lots of mishaps, and Mia doesn’t quite become the prima ballerina she hoped to be. But she does finally earn her true reward: time with her sister.
This is a collection of three thirty-minute plays by leading playwrights for children to perform, commissioned by the Unicorn. Class Acts includes: The Wish Collector by Oladipo Agboluaje, The Acme Thunderer by Lin Coghlan, and Of the Terrifying Events on the Hamelin Estate by Philip Osment.
Seventeen-year-old Will's behavior has been getting him in trouble at his all-boys school in Sydney, Australia, but his latest punishment, playing in the band for a musical production, gives him new insights into his fellow students and helps him cope with an incident he has tried to forget.
Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens (Fantastic Diary of Bathsheba Clarice de Trop, #3)
by Leila Rasheed
Spectacular. Bathsheba is back - and off to Dramarama Camp! Bathsheba can't wait to go to Dramarama camp with her best friend Keisha. But when Keisha's granny falls ill, Bathsheba has to go by herself. Luckily, lovable Bath soon makes friends, and uses her budding talent to fight off stiff competition from an ambitious camp clique of returning pupils - landing a starring role in the final cabaret! But when Dramarama Camp's director breaks her leg, the special guest-tutor, Hollywood starlet Avoca...
Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance
by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin
Teen TV celebrities Jenna and Jonah (real names, Charlie Tracker and Fielding Withers) make more money in a month than most people do in a lifetime. They can't stand to be in the same room as each other, but to boost the TV ratings their agents make them a "real life" couple. Then the deception is uncovered by the paparazzi, and Charlie and Fielding have to disappear to weather the media storm. It's not until they're far off the grid of the Hollywood circuit that they realise there's more to eac...
A Celebration of the Seasons: Goodnight Songs
by Margaret Wise Brown
Fluffy clouds, butterflies, furry bunnies, and life from a bug's-eye view: This stunning sequel to the New York Times bestseller Goodnight Songs (9781454904465) celebrates the beauty and wonder of nature all year long. Once again, a treasure trove of Margaret Wise Brown's newly uncovered verses receives loving treatment from 12 award-winning artists, including Floyd Cooper, Peter Brown, David Small, Molly Idle, and Bob Staake. From a little bear singing one morning in May to a soft snowfall, mys...
The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Romeo and Juliet (Stratford Zoo)
by Ian Lendler
The Stratford Zoo looks like a normal zoo...until the gates shut at night. That's when the animals come out of their cages to stage elaborate performances of Shakespeare's greatest works. They might not be the most accomplished thespians, but they've got what counts: heart. Also fangs, feathers, scales, and tails. Ian Lendler's hilarious tale of after-hours animal stagecraft is perfectly paired with the adorable, accessible artwork of Zack Giallongo (Broxo, Ewoks) in this side-splitting companio...
'I'm gonna use my fame and money to make the world a better place . . . OK?' Life is seriously good for Sassy Wilde - she's had her first kiss, she has the two bestest bezzies ever and her rock-chick dreams are on the verge of coming true. But just as everything's set to take off, her new boyfriend starts acting weird - and then the record company turns Sassy's world upside down! Sassy feels like giving it all up - until a real disaster strikes. Now's not the time for Sassy to pack away her g...
Meet Misfits, Inc. Investigations: Peter, the genius; Jake, the athlete; Byte, the computer whiz; Mattie, the "magician." These four teenage super-sleuths have a knack for uncovering and solving unsolvable crimes. In their third case, the team attends an auction so that Jake, an aspiring musician, can buy a clarinet. Once he's acquired the clarinet, the Misfits find an odd, handwritten note hidden inside the instrument. Soon they discover that the clarinet once belonged to a promising jazz mus...
Young Sebastian Barth investigates the tangle of warnings and ominous accidents surrounding a famous actress visiting his home town.
Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My to Do List
by Janette Rallison