Curtain Call

In "Curtain Call," the latest installment in the popular Babymouse series, our energetic protagonist decides to conquer the stage by auditioning for the middle school play. Expecting to land the starring role, Babymouse instead finds herself as Clown #2, with just one line to memorize. The story follows her humorous journey as she grapples with stage directions, helps with set design, and ultimately learns about teamwork and resilience when a major mishap threatens opening night. This highly illustrated graphic novel is perfect for early to late elementary readers, offering a relatable look at school life, managing expectations, and the joy of contributing to something bigger than oneself.

Watch out, Broadway! Babymouse tries out for the school play in the next book in the Babymousetastic, highly illustrated Babymouse: Tales from the Locker series. All of middle school's a play--at least, it seems that way to Babymouse. So when she hears about auditions for the school play, she jumps at the chance. She knows she's destined to be the lead! Or the lead's best friend. Or...Clown #2? Babymouse scrambles to memorize her one line, work on set design, and try to wrap her head around stage directions. But when the big show has a major glitch, it will take all of Babymouse's newfound skills to save the play. Le exhausted sigh.