D Is for Drama
by Jo Whittemore
A lead role means lots of drama in this sparkling story of one tweens efforts to shine in the spotlight. Sunny Kim is done with one-line roles at Carnegie Arts Academyshes ready for the lead. But even after a summer of studying with an acting coach, Sunny doesnt snag the role of Mary Poppins in her schools upcoming production. Unfortunately, her entire family mistakenly thinks otherwise, including her former-actress mother. Desperate for a solution, Sunny convinces her theater adviser to let her produce a one-woman show. But when the rest of her friends find outthe friends that never seem to make the playbill eitherthey all want to join in. Before long, Sunny is knee-deep in curtains, catfights, and chorus lines as her one-woman work turns into a staging of the hit musical Wicked. And when a terrible misunderstanding pits the entire cast against Sunny, can the showand Sunnys future acting careerbe saved in time for opening night?