Showing titles in Performing Arts

It’s springtime at South Orange Middle School. Pete Saltz is in love with Anabelle, a girl in his eighth grade class, and she likes him, too. But they’re both so shy, they won’t even look at each other, much less show their feelings. It will take more than chance to get them together. Fortunately, Ed Sitrow, another eighth grader, has a master plan. He’ll cast Pete and Anabelle in the lead roles of a school production of Romeo and Juliet. Then they will have to kiss each other in the last act. Soon the whole school is looking forward to the play - and the big scene.

From multi-award-winning singer, artist, actress, and icon Mary J. Blige comes a fun and inspirational story that teaches young readers they can be anything, and they are enough. Most of the time, people say “no” or “you can’t” because they dream too small. Young Mary has been told...

Middle-grade superstar author Alex Gino returns to the world they began with MELISSA and RICK with GREEN, the story of a non-binary middle-schooler named Green who comes into their own in no small part by fighting for gender-free casting in their school’s production of THE WIZARD OF OZ.

Julia McKenzie, Timothy West and Berlie Doherty star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Charles Kingsley's classic tale of a chimney sweep who becomes a water baby.

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. This volume focuses on Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets and Sesame Street. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that...

How did a working-class girl from Cuba become a symbol of artistic freedom for Cuban Americans and the "Queen of Salsa"? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the world refers to her simply...

There's nothing like a good monster movie--except when the second reel gets stolen. It's up to Cam and her friend Eric to piece together clues that leave everyone else in the dark. Illustrated...

""Our revels now are ended... this rough magic I here abjure..."" In Shakespeare hinting at the end of his own magnificent career in these and others lines spoken by the great magician, Prospero? The Tempest was the last of Shakespeare's comedies, completed just before he retired to his native...

Step into the spotlight with Lin-Manuel Miranda in this addition to the New York Times #1 Best-Selling series that explains how the Broadway legend got his start before Hamilton and Encanto! Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, Lin-Manuel Miranda had a passion for the arts and creativity...

The Fab Four, the most beloved band of all time, join the ranks of this New York Times bestselling biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. They began as Johnny and the Moondogs, and they weren't very good. But these teens who loved music more than anything kept working at their craft and...

Boys with secrets. A prejudiced ghost. Can Lauren and Grace end the rivalry before someone gets hurt?When boys join Amberwood Hall, Lauren and the ghostly Grace are fizzing with excitement. But the strong personalities also create an atmosphere of contention and a web of rivalry and prejudice unfolds. To make matters worse, Amberwood's second ghost, Rodney, becomes part of the problem. Lauren is determined to make things work and restore the delicate balance of their dance filled dreams. But time is running out. Can she and Grace expose the bullies and save the blameless in time for the ...

A kooky kid is banished to another planet in this hilarious adventure about a futuristic world where different is dangerous, imagination is insanity, and creativity is crazy! Norbert Riddle lives in the United State of Earth, where normal means following the rules, never standing out, and being...

When Bruce and his sister, Andi, find out about a dog-themed filmmaking contest, they can't wait to enter. But making the movie is just the beginning - before they know it, Hollywood calls!

A joyful middle grade novel based on the Netflix holiday film Jingle Jangle: A Chistmas Journey, starring Phylicia Rashad, Forrest Whitaker, Anika Noni Rose, Keegan Michael Key, and newcomer Madalen Mills, about an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention, that...

Pinky and Rex is the perfect series for early readers learning to read and navigate friendships! Pinky really wants to be an actor and is sure he'll get the lead in the school play. Rex, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with being on stage. She's afraid she'll forget her lines—or worse...

Discover the brilliant life of Hedy Lamarr. This talented film actress became an influential scientist with her invention of a secret radio system in the early 1940s, a building block of today’s wireless communications.

Find your voice and own the room, even when your legs are shaking! Do you sometimes feel awkward about speaking in class or meeting new people? Lots of us feel like this sometimes-even people whose job it is to talk! In this audiobook, professional cartoon voice artist Lizzie Waterworth tells...

Malie's mom manages an ice cream parlor, but Malie's real love is ballet. She dreams of landing the lead in an upcoming production of Cinderella and dancing onstage while her boyfriend, Ethan, cheers from the audience. But Malie's mom is less than supportive. Then cute new boy Alonzo arrives from Italy. His true love is ice cream - gelato, to be exact. Alonzo offers a Malie a deal: If she lets him help out at the parlor, she can take dance lessons from his mom, a famed ballerina. As Malie pirouettes between the parlor and the ballet studio, things start to spin out of control.

It’s unbelievable but true! Born on the same day in the same small, German circus town, young Bram and his elephant, Modoc, had a lifelong friendship that spanned over eight decades. But it was never easy. From the breakup of the circus to the shipwreck in the Indian Ocean that nearly cost...

The first in a series of books inspired by premier ballerina and author Misty Copeland's own early experiences in ballet. From prima ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland comes the story of a young Misty, who discovers her love of dance through the ballet Coppélia--a...