Stage and Screen: All the World’s a Stage
Avi. Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive!) at Last; 1987. (Y-Avi)
The eighth grade’s plan to get two reluctant “lovers” together y means of a classroom
production of Shakespeare’s play has some very unexpected results.
Bennett, Cherie & Jeff Gottesfeld. A Heart Divided; 2004. (Y-Bennett)
When Kate, an aspiring playwright, moves from New Jersey to attend high school in the
South, she is embroiled in a controversy to remove the school’s Confederate flag symbol.
Bjorkman, Lauren. My Unexpected Life; 2009. (Y-Bjorkman)
During rehearsals for Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Roz, jealous of her ssister’s acting
skills and heartthrob boyfriend, invents a new identity with unexpected results.
Brashares, Ann. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood, 2007. (YBrashares/Y-LPeD-Brashares)
As their lives take them in different directions, the members of the Sisterhood discover
more things about themselves and the importance of their relationships with each other.
Cabot, Meg. Teen Idol; 2004. (Y-Cabot/Y-LPeD-Cabot)
When teen heartthrob Luke Stryker shows up at a small-town high school to do research
for a movie role, he persuades Jenny to use her talents to try to improve things at school.
Cooper, Susan. King of Shadows; 1999. (Y-Cooper)
While in London as part of an acting company preparing to perform in a Globe Theater
replica, Nat finds himself transported back to 1599 and performing under Shakespeare.
Covington, Dennis. Lizard; 1991. (Y-P-COV)
Sent to a school for retarded boys, Lizard, who is bright and deformed, escapes with the
help of an actor who gives him a role in his company’s production of The Tempest.
Crawford, Brent. Carter’s Big Break; 2010. (Y-Crawford)
Will Carter’s summer gets off to a bad start when his girlfriend leaves him, but then he is
cast opposite a major star, Hilary Idaho, in a small movie being filmed in his town and
things start looking up. Sequel to Carter Finally Get’s It.
Dhami, Narinder. Bollywood Babes; 2005. (Y-Dhami)
The Indian-British Dhillon sisters open their home to a down-on-her-luck former movie
star from India and employ her talents to raise money for their school. Sequel to Bindi
Babes.
Douglas, Lola. True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet; 2005. (Y-Douglas)
Teen movie star Morgan Carter retreats to a small Midwestern town to recuperate
anonymously after an overdose and rehabilitation, recording her thoughts in a diary.
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. Dirty Laundry; 2009. (Y-Ehrenhaft)
Carli, a teen actress who has gone undercover at a boarding school to research a role,
hooks up with a student graffiti artist to investigate the disappearance of another pupil.
Flinn, Alex. Diva; 2006. (Y-Flinn)
Despite her mother’s objections, Caitlin is determined to pursue her dream of becoming
an opera singer by attending a performing arts school in Miami.
Hartinger, Brent. Split Screen, 2007. (Y-Hartinger)
Two books in one tell of Russel, who is gay, and Min, who is bisexual, as they face
separate romantic troubles while working as extras on the set of a horror movie.
Hassinger, Peter. Shakespeare’s Daughter; 2004. (Y-Hassinger)
Susanna Shakespeare yearns to travel to London like her father to experience the world
of actors and poets and to follow her own dream of singing, a path followed only by men.
Jones, Traci L. Silhouetted by the Bluel 2011. (Y-Jones)
After the death of her mother, Serena, who has the lead in the school play, is left to
handle the challenge of raising herself and her brother when their dad can’t get out of his
depression.
Kim, Derek Kirk & Jesse Hamm. Good As Lily; 2007. (Y-Graphic Novel-Kim)
Grace is confronted with herself at three different times in her life. The timing is bad as
she and her friends are trying to save a crumbling school play.
Koja, Kathe. Talk; 2005. (Y-Koja)
Hoping to escape, Kit auditions for a controversial school play and discovers a talent for
acting, struggles with coming out, and both he and his costar face crises of relationships.
Korman, Gordon. No More Dead Dogs; 2000. (Y-Korman/Y-PRD-KOR)
Eighth grade football hero Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the
school play where he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to help.
Lockhart, E. Dramarama, 2007. (Y-Lockhart)
Spending their summer at Wildewood Academy, an elite boarding school for the
performing arts, tests the bond between teens Sandye and her best friend Demi.
Madison, Bennett. Lulu Dark and the Summer of the Fox; 2006. (Y-Madison Mystery)
When a mysterious person called the Fox threatens young starlets, Lulu investigates
even though she expects her own mother, an aging actress, might be behind it all. Sequel
to Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls.
Mantchev, Lisa. Eyes Like Stars; 2009. (Y-Mantchev Fantasy)
Bertie strives to save Theater Illuminata, but is hindered by the Players who magically
live on there, especially Ariel, who is willing to destroy the Book at the center of the
magic in order to escape to an outside world.
Mendle, Jane. Better Off Famous?; 2007. (Y-Mendle)
Wired of being average, Annie auditions for a show while visiting her great-aunt in New
York and soon finds her life turned upside down as fame takes over.
Moore, Peter. Caught in the Act; 2005. (Y-Moore)
Everyone believes Ethan is a top-notch scholar and great guy, but a new student helps
him discover and disclose that he is just acting as she reveals her mental instability.
Ortiz, Michael J. Swan Town: The Secret Journal of Susanna Shakespeare; 2006. (YOrtiz Historical)
Restricted from practicing Catholicism and forbidden by her parents from seeing a
Puritan boy, Susan vents her anger by writing in a journal and composing a play.
Rallison, Janette. Just One Wish; 2009. (Y-Rallison)
Annike tries to cheer up her little brother before his surgery to remove a cancerous tumor
by bringing home his favorite TV actor, the star of Teen Robin Hood.
Rennison, Louise. Withering Tights; 2011 (Y-Rennsion)
Self-conscious about her knees, but confident in her acting ability, Tallulah spends the
summer at a performing arts camp that, she is surprised to learn, is for girls only.
Ruditis, Paul. The Four Dorothys; 2007. (Y-Ruditis)
The students at Orion Academy put on a musical based on The Wizard of Oz. With three
actresses vying for the lead, trouble starts as they start dropping out one-by-one.
Ruditis, Paul. Everyone’s a Critic; 2007. (Y-Ruditis)
Superstar Hartley Blackstone is going to have auditions at Orion Academy for one lucky
gay and gal to attend his summer theater program. How will the school stand the
competition and his rough critiques? Sequel to The Four Dororthys.
Ryan, Sara. The Rules for Hearts: A Family Drama; 2007. (Y-Ryan)
Battle’s brother Nick ran away from home when she was 13. Bow he has found her and
she is going to stay with him for the summer before college, but she learns they have both
changed. Sequel to Empress of the World.
Sheldon, Dyan. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen; 1999. (Y-Sheldon/Y-LPeDSheldon/Y-P-SHE)
Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself Lola, sets her sights on the lead in the annual
drama production, and finds herself up against the most popular girl in school.
Sheldon, Dyan. Confessions of a Hollywood Star; 2006. (Y-Sheldon)
Upon learning at the end of her senior year that a Hollywood film is being made in her
town, Lola stops at nothing to get a part and upstage her nemesis, Caral Santini. Sequel
to My Perfect Life.
Sones, Sonya. One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies; 2004. (Y-Sones/YP-SON)
Ruby leaves her best friend, boyfriend, aunt, and mother’s grave in Boston and flies to LA
to live with her father, a movie star who divorced her mother before she was born.
Strasser, Todd. How I Changed My Life; 1995. (Y-P-STR)
Overweight senior Bo decides to changer her image while working on the school play
with a former football player who is struggling to find a new identity for himself.
Wilcox, Mary. Backstage Pass; 2006. (Y-P-WIL Mystery)
Having moved to Hollywood so her sister can star in a sitcom, shy and lonely Jessica
tries to discover who is selling unflattering stories about her sibling to the tabloids.
Wilcox, Mary. On Location; 2007. (Y-P-WIL Mystery)
Thirteen-year-old Jessica continues her sleuthing on the set of her sister’s television
sitcom – this time to discover the prankster who is delaying the show’s production.
Sequel to Backstage Pass.
Wilcox, Mary. Caught on Tape; 2007. (Y-P-WIL Mystery)
A broken heart, an intrusive public, and a streak of bad luck convince Jess that being the
younger sister of a major television star has its drawbacks. Sequel to On Location.
Wilcox, Mary. Star Quality; 2008. (Y-P-WIL Mystery)
Jessica is drawn into finding out who is stealing pictures from her classmates’ lockers,
particularly when she is the prime suspect since she is the “new girl.” Sequel to Caught
on Tape.
Wilcox, Mary. Truth or Dare; 2009 (Y-P-Mystery)
Shy Jess investigates mysterious happenings when she works as an extra on one of her
sister’s movies, which is being filmed in a historic house reputed to be haunted. Sequel to
Star Quality.
Wishinsky, Frieda. Queen of the Toilet Bowl; 2005. (Y-P-WIS Hi/Lo)
Brazilian immigrant Renata is teased at school because her mother is a cleaning woman,
and her worst tormentor mocks her more after she is chosen to star in the school play.
Zindel, Paul. David & Della; 1993. (Y-P-ZIN)
David Mahooley, a teen playwright suffering from writer’s block, finds himself drawn
into the passionate world of a flamboyant, alcoholic young actress with a talent for lying.