"Heart Lamarr is a girl with big dreams who lives in Philadelphia with her single mom. She has her sights set on a life of theater, but she runs into plenty of drama off-stage, too. Luckily, her best friends Dean, Kat, and Charlotte form a stellar supporting cast to help Heart navigate the challenging world of school plays, cliques, rumors, and everything else middle school throws at them"--Provided by publisher.

"The Stratford Zoo is like any other zoo... until closing time! That's when the animals come out of their cages to perform Shakespeare's greatest works. They might not be the best actors, but they've got heart (also fangs, feathers, scales, and tails). Please find your seats and get ready for the funniest (and furriest) performance ever of Shakespeare's most romantic tragedy!"--Page 4 of cover.

The Backstagers are back in (stage) blacks, for a festive collection of Valentine's Day and Halloween stories! Join Jory and the rest of the Backstagers as they wrestle with anti-Valentine crusades, totally creepy phantoms (NOT of the opera), and the everpresent magic of the backstage world in this romantically spooky third volume of the hit series. These holiday tales will fill your heart with love, spooky spectres, and chocolate. Lots...and lots...of...