Julia Gillian (and The Quest For Joy)
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear as she and her St.
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year: 2011
copies: 53
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: school stories, friendship, trumpets, secrecy, family life, minneapolis (minn.) [X], fear, saint bernard dog, dogs, death, reading, middle schools, families, schools, best friends [X], trumpet, secrets, neighborhoods, neighborhood, family, pets, animals
Shannon In The Spotlight
After Shannon accidentally lands a lead role in the summer musical, she realizes she has bigger things to worry about than stage fright in this contemporary middle-school novel about strained friendships, the positive power of theater, and the realities of being a tween with OCD.
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year:
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: acting, best friends [X], children's theater, dating (social customs), obsessive-compulsive disorder, friendship, theater, minneapolis (minn.) [X], psychological fiction, dating