The Fall Musical (Drama Club #1) [Paperback]

Peter Lerangis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 6, 2007

t’s a new school year, and for Casey Chang it’s a chance to make a fresh start away from the bad memories in her old town. But for the Drama Club of Ridgefield High, it means a chance to recruit new members. And Brianna Glaser—the Type A co-president of the club—has her sights set on the new girl. But Casey soon finds herself sucked into the excitement and drama. For these kids, Drama Club isn’t just about a school play, it’s about passion and dreams and the future. All Casey wanted was a new life for herself, but Drama Club has opened up a whole new world.

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About the Author

Peter Lerangis performed in the touring company for a major Broadway show, and is the author of over 100 books for young readers, including the Spy X series, the Watchers series, the Antarctica series, Smiler’s Bones, and many TV and movie tie-ins. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: Speak; 1 edition (September 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0142408867
• ISBN-13: 978-0142408865
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,893,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Peter Lerangis's books have sold over 4.5 million copies and been translated into 28 languages. Titles include THE SWORD THIEF, THE VIPER'S NEST, one-fourth of VESPERS RISING, and the upcoming THE DEAD OF NIGHT (in the N.Y. Times bestselling series, THE 39 CLUES); the novel SMILER'S BONES (a N. Y. Public Library Best Book for Teens); the SPY X series; the YA thriller WTF; and the upcoming YA novel SOMEBODY, PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM, written with Harry Mazer. He'll gladly recite the rest of the list if you ask nicely. He's also performed on Broadway, run a marathon, rock-climbed in Yosemite during a 6.1 earthquake, and, with his wife, sprouted and grown two sons in NYC. At the moment he's moving his car for alternate-side-of-the-street parking and will be right back. (Meanwhile, for a longer bio, see http://peterlerangis.com/about-peter/bio/.)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, March 5, 2008

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This review is from: The Fall Musical (Drama Club #1) (Paperback)

A new year, a new school, and a new identity.

Casey, formerly known as Karen Chang, is ready to get rid of her goody-two-shoes, perfect student image, and get into something that doesn't involve a calculator. Moving to Ridgeport, Long Island, is the perfect chance, and attending Ridgeport High School gives her an even better one.

Unlike most high schools, which are known for their athletics teams, Ridgeport High cares very little about sports, even though they are still present, and instead puts the spotlight on their very successful drama club.

On her first day at Ridgeport, Casey meets Brianna Glaser, co-president of the drama club. Casey's a one-way ticket into this new world. Right off the bat, Brianna sees Casey as a very good candidate for the stage manager position of the drama club. Of course, Casey isn't too sure about this, since she doesn't know the first about being a stage manager.

Taking the position does have one incentive: being able to spend time with Kyle Taggart, the very charming football star/actor/singer who is on every girl's mind and who seems to be interested in Casey.

Can Casey fit into theater, find a boyfriend in Kyle, become the perfect stage manager, all the while keeping her real name under wraps? There is always drama in the DC!

Fans of any sort of drama will want to get their hands on this new series that separates itself from most out on the bookshelves. Let's just hope that more drama will come our way.

Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen