  | Shannon in the spotlight Author: Miller, Kalena | |
| Price: $21.88 | ||
Summary:
Shannon Carter, who is devoted to her Minneapolis youth community theatre, feels more comfortable staying behind the scenes due to her OCD, but all that changes when the director casts her in a role.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/23)
Booklist (04/15/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 04/15/2023 Twelve-year-old Shannon always enjoys working behind the scenes at her town’s summer musical, but she’s mostly there to spend time with her theater-loving friends. Elise adores acting and is hoping for a starring role, while Fatima is taken by the technical aspects of production. Shannon prefers to be backstage and assumes that her obsessive-compulsive disorder may not lend itself to long rehearsals and performing to packed audiences, but when the director overhears her singing, she finds herself cast in a leading role, and life gets more complicated as she navigates a jealous Elise, a budding crush, family upheaval, and a newfound love of the stage. Miller spins a winning story that offers an insightful introduction to OCD. A diverse cast of friends and family provides a warm, supportive core to the story, in which Shannon is allowed to take chances and make decisions about her therapy and treatment. It’s an inspiration and joy to watch her step into the spotlight and let her voice truly be heard. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
