Showstopper

With the help of her sister and friend Austin, 12-year-old Anya puts together a kids' summer theater troupe, the Random Farms Kids' Theater, recruiting area kids as actors and crew members for a musical revue. Acting as director, Anya navigates the ups and downs of a showbiz life, including preparing scripts, finding a venue, and handling ticket sales, not to mention calming the actors' insecurities and settling conflicts. It's a lot of responsibility for a 12-year-old but Anya pulls it off. Book 2 opens two days later. Now after a successful first show, Anya turns her attention to the troupe's second show. But trouble rears its head almost immediately when their beloved barn venue is jeopardized. How can they put on a production without a theater? Is the second show doomed before they ever start rehearsal? This series is closely based on the real-life experience of Anya Wallach, who began a summer theater "camp" in her parents' basement when she was just sixteen years old. Book 2 in the Stage Struck middle-grade series opens just days after the successful first performance by the Random Farm Kids' Theater troupe. Now, founder and director 12-year-old Anya Wallach turns her attention to their second show. But trouble rears its head when their barn venue is jeopardized. Is the second show doomed before they even start rehearsal? In this new middle grade series, twelve-year-old Anya decides to follow her passion for musical theater when she is cut from her middle school soccer team. With the help of her sister Susan and her friend Austin, she decides to launch her own kids' summer theater troupe (The Random Farms Kids' Theater). Anya recruits fellow students as writers, actors, and crew members to get her program off the ground. Acting as director, Anya has to navigate the ups and downs of a showbiz life, including preparing scripts, finding a venue, and handling ticket sales-not to mention calming the actors' insecurities and settling behind-the-scenes conflicts. This new series is closely based on the real-life experience of Anya Wallach, who began a summer theater "camp" in her parents' basement when she was just sixteen years old.