{"product_id":"9781645953289","title":"Setting the Stage","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe full story of a junior high musical production, told exclusively from the POV of the kids backstage. It's \u003ci\u003eHigh School Musical\u003c\/i\u003e, from behind the scenes. . .without the high school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book of the Cast vs. Crew Trilogy!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery cast depends on its stage crew. But what happens when they hate each other? \u003ci\u003eSetting the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e is the first act in a trilogy that tells the whole story!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighth grader Ella Amani has been waiting her whole life to be the stage manager of the middle school musical, and \u003ci\u003ethis is her year\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomehow she'll have to find jobs for Willow, who's doing stage crew instead of detention, and Sebastian, a shy sixth grader whose sister is the star of the show. She'll have to wrangle Kevin, the clumsy new kid who was homeschooled on a boat, and Levi, her best friend, who \u003ci\u003eused to\u003c\/i\u003e tell her everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill, Ella's pretty sure she can handle the crew. The cast? That's a different story. They're ungrateful, they treat the crew like servants, and when Ella finally pushes back, they start playing pranks!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSetting the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e is a behind-the-scenes look at the \u003ci\u003edrama\u003c\/i\u003e of drama club from the crew's point of view.","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42679564566589,"sku":"9781645953289","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781645953289_p0.jpg?v=1771563639","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781645953289","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}