Juvenile & Young Adult / Themes / Performing Arts

Frozen

by Disney

Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle...

Encore to an Empty Room

by Kevin Emerson

Kevin Emerson's Exile trilogy combines the swoon-worthy romance of a Susane Colasanti novel with the rock 'n' roll of Eleanor & Park. Filled with infectious music, mystery, and romance, the electrifying Encore...

Between Us Girls : Everything You Need To Know Before You Drop Your Panties

by Alessandra Cifali Basher

A play that sheds a fun but informative light on the serious topics of teenage sex and sexually-transmitted infections. Five 16-year-old girls discuss virginity, the differences between boys and girls, masturbation,...

Ballet School Confidential: The Complete 3-Book Bundle: Love You, Hate You / I Forgot to Tell You / You're So Sweet

by Charis Marsh

This special three-book bundle follows four ballet prodigies as they face several gruelling semesters at a prestigious dance academy. Will they triumph with their self-esteem, friendships, and will to dance...

I Love You Too

by Ziggy Marley & Ag Jatkowska

Bob Marley's first and most famous son, Ziggy, extends his devotion to youth with his debut childrens book.

The Art of the Story-Teller

by Marie L. Shedlock

Everything you need to know to tell stories successfully to children: choosing material, creating and maintaining effect, using gestures, capturing straying attentions, and more. 18 ready-for-telling stories...

The Acting Bug

by Kathryn Ellis

It's the chance of a lifetime for Kate Merriman when she lands a small role in a new TV series called Backbeat. But it's less fun when Kate's best friend Maria turns down the part she's been offered in the show....

Mackenzie Blue #5: Double Trouble

by Tina Wells & Michael Segawa

Mackenzie Blue is a star! Or she will be . . . as soon as she gets the part of an aspiring singer on a new TV pilot! But juggling auditions and the rest of her life turns out to be harder than Zee thought. Zee's...

Exile

by Kevin Emerson

Kevin Emerson's Exile, book one of the Exile series, combines the swoon-worthy romance of a Susane Colasanti novel with the rock 'n' roll of Eleanor & Park.

Summer Carlson knows how to manage bands like a professional—minus...

Snapshot

by Angie Stanton

One kiss will change Marti's summer . . . forever.

Marti

Marti just wants a normal life. After dealing with her irresponsible rock-legend father and absentee mother, she only wants some peace . . . and fun. And...

Rock and a Hard Place

by Angie Stanton

When you fall in love with a rock star, anything can happen. . . .

Libby In an instant, Libby's life went from picture-perfect to a nightmare. After surviving a terrible car accident, Libby is abandoned by her...

Mackenzie Blue #4: Mixed Messages

by Tina Wells

As a fashionista and future rock star, California girl Mackenzie “Zee” Blue’s life is busy. Zee keeps in touch with all her friends with texts, IMs, and emails—and now, Bluetopia, the coolest social...

I Forgot to Tell You: Ballet School Confidential

by Charis Marsh

The students of the Vancouver International Ballet Academy are back for their third semester. Will they be able to handle the new ballet Coppelia and its lead role, summer school acceptances and rejections,...

Six Characters in Search of an Author

by Luigi Pirandello

"Six Characters in Search of an Author" created Luigi Pirandello’s international reputation in the 1920s and is still the play by which he is most widely identified. 

With originality that was startling to...

The Admirable Crichton

by J. M. Barrie

The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie. Once a month, Lord Loam encourages his servants to enter the drawing room for tea. This ritual defiance of tradition disturbs Crichton, the butler, who regards the class...

The Backstagers and the Theater of the Ancients (Backstagers #2)

by Andy Mientus & Rian Sygh

After all the backstage ghost drama during Phantasm, things are quiet for the Backstagers of the St. Genesius School Drama Club. Too quiet. But when that quiet is filled by a mysterious voice that haunts the...

The Backstagers and the Final Blackout (Backstagers #3)

by Andy Mientus & Rian Sygh

Based on the showstopping graphic novels, the Backstagers return for more action-packed, paranormal theater adventures!

The Backstagers are back for a thrilling third act! They’ve dealt with the ghost haunting...

The Backstagers and the Ghost Light (Backstagers #1)

by Andy Mientus & Rian Sygh

The stage crew at St. Genesius Prep--or Backstagers, as they like to call themselves--are ready for whatever the theater world can throw their way: the madness of tech week, inevitable prop malfunctions, and...

Beyond Clueless

by Linas Alsenas

Marty Sullivan’s life ends, basically, when her parents enroll her in a private high school. A private, Catholic, girls-only high school. Meanwhile, at their local public school, her best friend, Jimmy, comes...

The Rise and Fall of the Gallivanters

by M. J. Beaufrand

In Portland in 1983, girls are disappearing. Noah, a teen punk with a dark past, becomes obsessed with finding out where they’ve gone—and he’s convinced their disappearance has something to do with the...