Performing Arts - Kids Fiction

After winning a national funny-kid competition and starring in his own TV show, kid comic Jamie Grimm is out to conquer the world--with laughter, of course! Comedian Jamie Grimm can't help feeling like he's reached the top. But now he's taking his fame and...

A teenage paparazzo makes a dangerous discovery in this timely look at celebrity "that is likely to be snapped up and make a lasting impression" (School Library Journal). All Jamie Gordon wants to do is to take pictures of celebrities...and maybe to become famous...

The story of Ben is fiction, but it could be the story of more than one jazz musician who grew up in the twenties. Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent,...

Meet Jaxx, a happy-go-lucky New York City dog, whose life is suddenly turned topsy-turvy when he gets lost during a blizzard. Wrenched away from his human family, alone, shivering and struggling to survive, he is rescued and taken in by strangers at The Metropolitan...

A gentle picture book demonstrates that sometimes a little help from friends is all the magic you need. Like many amateur magicians, Hedgehog finds that his tricks don't always proceed as planned. Mouse doesn't quite disappear, Rabbit (being larger than Hedgehog) is difficult to...

No light is as unforgiving as the spotlight, but to be in it while being a teenager is just plain brutal. This collection of fictional short stories highlight the struggles, hopes, failures, and triumphs of young aspiring singers, dancers, actors, actresses, and performers. While...

Fifth grader Yolonda is determined to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical genius in this sweet and inspirational Newbery Honor Book. Yolanda is smart, tough, and big for her age. Back in Chicago where they used...

A determined boy tries to find the perfect place to curl up with his new book in this hilarious and heartwarming story. From bedroom to den, from kitchen to backyard, our eager reader dodges his baby sister's messes, a lawn full of spraying sprinklers,...

Bitterly disappointed when his family falls asleep as he plays his newfound harmonica, a spirited young pig runs away'only to undergo harrowing adventures before he, with the aid of his magical sleep-inducing harmonica, can be reunited with his loving family.Author: William SteigISBN-10: 0062059246ISBN-13: 9780062059246Publisher:...

Trevor and Sam look alike. But their lives couldn't be more different.Trevor is a movie star, living the Hollywood life. He has everything he could ever want. Everything, that is, except the one thing he wants most: to play baseball for real.Sam is a...