Curtain Up (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781585369249)

After 12-year-old Anya is cut from her middle school soccer team, she decides to pursue her true passion, which is theater. With the help of her sister and new friend Austin, Anya puts together a kids' summer theater troupe (The Random Farms Kids' Theater), recruiting area kids as actors and crew members. Acting as director, Anya has to navigate the ups and downs of a showbiz life, including preparing scripts, finding a venue, and handling ticket sales, not to mention calming the actors' insecurities and settling conflicts. It's a lot of responsibility for a 12-year-old. Will their first show ever get off the ground? This series is closely based on the real-life experience of Anya Wallach, who began a summer theater "camp" in her parents' basement when she was just sixteen years old. Today, Random Farms has launched the careers of many of today's youngest stars on Broadway.

Author: Lisa Fiedler, Anya Wallach
ISBN-10: 1585369241
ISBN-13: 9781585369249
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.40w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 174106 / Curtain Up!


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2015 pg. 102
Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 106