{"product_id":"setting-the-stage-9781645953302","title":"Setting the Stage","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe full story of a junior high musical production, told exclusively from the POV of the kids backstage. It's \u003ci\u003eHigh School Musical\u003c\/i\u003e, from behind the scenes. . .without the high school. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book of the Cast vs. Crew Trilogy! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery cast depends on its stage crew. But what happens when they hate each other? \u003ci\u003eSetting the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e is the first act in a trilogy that tells the whole story! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighth grader Ella Amani has been waiting her whole life to be the stage manager of the middle school musical, and \u003ci\u003ethis is her year\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomehow she'll have to find jobs for Willow, who's doing stage crew instead of detention, and Sebastian, a shy sixth grader whose sister is the star of the show. She'll have to wrangle Kevin, the clumsy new kid who was homeschooled on a boat, and Levi, her best friend, who \u003ci\u003eused to\u003c\/i\u003e tell her everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStill, Ella's pretty sure she can handle the crew. The cast? That's a different story. They're ungrateful, they treat the crew like servants, and when Ella finally pushes back, they start playing pranks! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSetting the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e is a behind-the-scenes look at the \u003ci\u003edrama\u003c\/i\u003e of drama club from the crew's point of view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindsay Champion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pixel+ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.52w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645953302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLifelong theater geek Lindsay Champion made her stage debut as a tiger in her second-grade musical. Since then, she's built sets, run the light board, operated the spotlight and (her favorite) stage managed. She is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and was the Features Editor at Broadway.com. She is the author of the YA novel \u003ci\u003eSomeday, Somewhere\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lindsay Champion \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48752273129629,"sku":"9781645953302","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ca9081cd-df3a-4365-b4df-3207c10aa34e.jpg?v=1785921137","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/setting-the-stage-9781645953302","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}