| International Standard Book Number |
9798217030286
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
[Fic]
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| Personal Name |
Lu, Wendy, author.
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| Title Statement |
Casting April / Wendy Lu.
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| Imprint |
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
284 pages ; 22 cm
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| Summary, Etc. |
Twelve-year-old April is a talented performer who is determined to land the starring role in the school play, but no one believes she can do it because of her tracheostomy tube. A heartwarming story of friendship, identity, and the importance of chasing your dreams. Sixth grader April Xue lives and breathes all things Broadway. When she builds up the courage to audition for the lead role in the school play, she thinks she's knocked it out of the park -- until she finds out that she's been assigned to the stage crew. April is devastated--it seems like the curtain is closing on her dream of being an actor. A day later, April overhears that the theater director, Ms. Rooney, decided not to cast her because she's disabled. With the help of her best friend, a sneaky student reporter, and her spirited castmates, April learns to confront her own insecurities as a performer and proves to everyone (including Ms. Rooney) that she deserves a fair shot -- all in time for opening night.
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| Target Audience Note |
Grades 3-6.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Theater Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Asian Americans Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Bullying Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Children with disabilities Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Children's plays Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
People with disabilities Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Discrimination against people with disabilities Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Tracheotomy Patients Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Plays Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
School fiction.
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