In this entertaining and moving (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel thats perfect for fans of Tim Federle and Gordon Korman, Zadie is determined to spend the summer helping at the community theaterbut things go hilariously awry!Zadie loves Tae Kwon Do, comic books, and outer space. She also loves visiting the community theater that her mom runs, especially the lighting grid over the stage and the stage managers booth, which is filled with levers and buttons like a spaceship control panel. So when the familys finances suffer a blow and Zadie has to give up her usual activities to spend the summer at the theater, she doesnt mind too much. After all, shes always wanted to tech a show. She knows shed be great at it, but her mom and the new stage manager are totally opposed to the idea of having a kid do tech. Instead, Zadies stuck handing out snacks and folding flyers. But the future of the theater rides on this show, and Zadie is determined to help. Shes going to make Spinderella the hit of the seasonunless she accidentally turns it into a disaster.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-18 years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by Simon & Schuster .

Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her family. She studied theater at Northwestern University, fell in love with her husband atop a Guatemalan volcano, and now spends her days surrounded by books and kids and chocolate. Her debut novel, Blood Water Paint, was longlisted for National Book Award and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Debut Award . www. joymccullough. com