Arthur's Thanksgiving [An Arthur Adventure]by Brown, Marc Tolon 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2011)

BTSB #: 158320 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.1 LG RC: 2.5 K-2 Lexile: 560 F&P: L

Genres: Holidays Animals

Subjects: Thanksgiving Day - Fiction Plays - Fiction School stories Aardvarks - Fiction

Summary: Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.

Bookmarks are people too! [Here's Hank Volume: bk. 1]by Winkler, Henry 

Paperback(Grosset & Dunlap, 2014)

BTSB #: 956340 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.9 LG RC: 3.3 3-5 Lexile: 570 F&P: O

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Plays - Fiction Learning disabilities - Fiction Second grade (Education) - Fiction School stories

Summary: Book 1: Hoping to land the lead in the class play, Hank freezes during his audition and is only able to buzz like a fly, inspiring his teacher to create a special role for him as a silent bookmark that saves the show when a rival suffers an attack of stage fright.

Broken strings by Walters, Eric 

Paperback(Tundra Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 918417 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.8 MG Lexile: 700

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Plays - Fiction School stories Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: It's 2002. In the aftermath of the twin towers-and the death of her beloved grandmother-Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. The best singer in her junior high, she auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is crushed to learn that she's been given the part of the old Jewish mother in the musical rather than the coveted part of the sister. But there is an upside: her "husband" is none other than Ben Morgan, the cutest and most popular boy in the school.

Dream Annie, dream by Brown, Waka T. 

BTSB Prebound(Quill Tree Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 158062 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.1 MG

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Japanese Americans - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Plays - Fiction Racism - Fiction

Summary: At the start of the seventh grade, Annie, a Japanese-American girl with big dreams, tries out for a school play in hopes of winning the lead, only to be faced with the barrage of microaggressions from her peers that make her question if the American Dream truly applies to everyone.

Ghost backstage [Haunted Library Volume: #3]by Butler, Dori Hillestad 

Paperback(Grossett & Dunlap, 2014)

BTSB #: 178323 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 500

Genres:

Subjects: Plays - Fiction Ghosts - Fiction Mystery fiction

Summary: When Claire's classmate says he saw a ghost backstage while rehearsing the school play, Kaz goes to school with Claire to investigate. From the description the boy gave, Kaz is sure it's his mom - but where has she gone? Kaz and Claire search everywhere and find no trace of her, but the mysterious ghostly activities are still happening.

Ghost backstage [Haunted Library Volume: #3]by Butler, Dori Hillestad 

BTSB Prebound(Grossett & Dunlap, 2014)

BTSB #: 178358 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 500

Genres: Chapter Books Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Plays - Fiction Ghosts - Fiction Mystery fiction

Summary: When Claire's classmate says he saw a ghost backstage while rehearsing the school play, Kaz goes to school with Claire to investigate. From the description the boy gave, Kaz is sure it's his mom - but where has she gone? Kaz and Claire search everywhere and find no trace of her, but the mysterious ghostly activities are still happening.

Goats for Christmas [Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet Volume: #6]by Kelly, Jacqueline 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2021)

BTSB #: 512276 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.3 LG

Genres: Historical Fiction Holidays Family Life

Subjects: Christmas - Fiction Plays - Fiction Goats - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Texas - History|y1846-1950 - Fiction

Summary: Callie and Travis need sheep for the town Christmas pageant. Unfortunately, Fentress is low on sheep--but not on goats. When Callie and Travis decide to borrow two goats from their neighbor, they don't know what they're in for. This will be one Christmas pageant Fentress won't forget!

No more dead dogs by Korman, Gordon 

Paperback(Disney/Hyperion, 2017)

BTSB #: 530002 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.5 MG RC: 5.1 6-8 Lexile: 610

Genres: Sports Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Plays - Fiction School stories Football - Fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: Football hero Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggests changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.