Not Starring Zadie Louise

By Joy McCullough

Zadie must save the theater's big show or risk turning it into chaos.

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256 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Zadie, a Tae Kwon Do and comic book enthusiast, faces a summer at her mom's struggling community theater. Eager to help, she dreams of working the tech booth, but is relegated to handing out snacks. With the theater's future hinging on the success of 'Spinderella,' Zadie is determined to make it a hit. Can she overcome the odds and prove her worth, or will her efforts lead to a theatrical disaster?

From the publisher

In this charming middle grade novel that’s perfect for fans of Tim Federle and Gordon Korman, Zadie is determined to spend the summer helping at the community theater–but 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 manager’s booth, which is filled with levers and buttons like a spaceship control panel. So when the family’s finances suffer a blow and Zadie has to give up her usual activities to spend the summer at the theater, she doesn’t mind too much. After all, she’s always wanted to tech a show. She knows she’d 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, Zadie’s stuck handing out snacks and folding flyers. But the future of the theater rides on this show, and Zadie is determined to help. She’s going to make Spinderella the hit of the season–unless she accidentally turns it into a disaster.

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