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Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.

Raina is about to start sixth grade and all she wants to be is a normal girl. One night, however, after a scouts' meeting, she trips, falls, and seriously injures her two front teeth. She must then endure a whole series of dental operations and apparatuses, even a retainer with fake teeth! On top of that, she also has to deal with an earthquake, boy trouble, and friends who turn out to be not what they seem. Raina va a sexto y su único deseo es...

The animals of the Stratford Zoo put on their own performance of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet.".

Callie adora el teatro. Podria presentarse a la audicin̤ del musical La luna sobre Misisipi en su escuela intermedia, pero la verdad es que no canta bien. Por eso, en lugar de actuar, he elegido ser la esceng̤rafa del group de teatro, y este aǫ se ha comprometido a hacer una escenografa̕ digna de Broadway con el poco dinero que le da la escuela. Pero para hacerla tendr q̀ue aprender carpintera̕, ayudar a vender los boletos que nadie quere comprar...

"The Stratford Zoo looks like a normal zoo... until the gates shut at night. That's when the animals come out of their cages to stage elaborate performances of Shakespeare's greatest works. They might not be the most accomplished thespians, but they've got what counts: heart. Also fangs, feathers, scales, and tails" --

When Greta Divawing, butterfly star of the Scarab Beetle Theatre, goes missing a week before the opening performance of "Bugliacci," Joey Fly is called in to investigate her puzzling disappearance.

"The start of Jay's freshman year is full of new things . . . New friends. New classes. New challenges. All of which are expected, until his new friend group's obsession with perfect grades puts the pressure on--especially when his best subject, art, is full. Without it to anchor him, Jay hopes theater class will be the easy A he's looking for. But when the class begins, Jay finds himself struggling like never before. Turns out balancing Shakespeare...