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,...

THE ADVENTURES OF DIGGLEDY DAN - A children's story of the circus

by Edwin P. Norwood

Have you ever been to a circus where the seal plays the bass drum, the monkey plays the violin, the elephant plays the cello and the kangaroo plays the bassoon! Well, at least the camel doesn’t play the didgeridoo...

Shakespeare Before Shakespeare

by Glyn Parry & Cathryn Enis

Before William Shakespeare wrote world-famous plays on the themes of power and political turmoil, the Shakespeare family of Stratford-upon-Avon and their neighbors and friends were plagued by false accusations...

The Abbey Girls Go Back to School

by Elsie J. Oxenham

Cecily arranges for Joan, Jen, Joy, and Jack to accompany her to an intensive folk-dancing school for a month. They each work hard and play hard together, enjoying learning about the dances and getting to know...

Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke

by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein & Kerascoët

James Patterson's newest hilarious heroine returns in Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke, the sequel to the smash hit Jacky Ha-Ha---a #1 New York Times bestseller!

Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing...

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 at St. Genesius Prep. Too quiet. But when that quiet is filled by a mysterious voice that haunts the Backstagers day and night, they set...