Keenan-Bolger, Andrew

Jack and Louisa attend Camp Curtain Up and return home to find local auditions for "The Sound of Music" beginning. But Jack is focused on a drama competition that would reunite the pair with their camp friends--if he can convince Louisa to skip auditions and let him direct her. Meanwhile, both friends must handle encounters with their crushes.

"Two weeks at Camp Curtain Up is just what Jack and Louisa need to fuel their passion for theater: Broadway sing-alongs, outdoor rehearsals, and tons of new MTNs (musical theater nerds) to meet... maybe even a special someone. It almost feels like fate when the two friends return home to find local auditions for 'The Sound of Music.' But as Louisa fantasizes about frolicking in the Alps, Jack gets tempted by a student-run drama competition that would reunite the two with their camp friends"--Back cover.

Twelve-year-olds Jack and Louisa tell, in their separate voices, of his reluctant departure from New York City and Broadway stardom to live in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where new neighbor Louisa, a "musical theater nerd," urges him to audition for the local theater's production of "Into the Woods.".

"Jack and Louisa are excited to be the leads in Shaker Heights Middle School's upcoming production of Guys and Dolls, but a mysterious new director threatens to upend their dreams"--OCLC.

Cast opposite each other when their middle school stages a production of "Guys and Dolls," Jack and Lou find their ambitions of stardom threatened by a mysterious new director, a Broadway-level dance call, and a new stage competitor.

Twelve-year-olds Jack and Louisa tell, in their separate voices, of his reluctant departure from New York City and Broadway stardom to live in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where new neighbor Louisa, a "musical theater nerd," urges him to audition for the local theater's production of "Into the Woods.".