Drama Queen (Lola Levine #2)

by Monica Brown (Author)

Drama Queen (Lola Levine #2)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Lola Levine

Seven-year-old Lola Levine is fierce on the soccer field. She can do a slide tackle (although she's not supposed to) and even likes gooey worms. Nothing scares Lola! That is, until she is auditioning in front of EVERYONE for her class play. After Lola is overcome with stage fright, she's cast as Squirrel #2, a non-speaking part!

Lola is more than a little disappointed, and she looks to her bubbe for advice and comfort. But on opening night, the curtain rises, and she finds herself smack in the middle of an exasperating turn of events.

In this fun and heartfelt chapter book, can Lola give Squirrel #2 her own special stamp and make it a play to remember?

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School Library Journal

Gr 2-5--Effervescent seven-year-old Lola Levine tackles life with energy, bubbling-over enthusiasm, and her best friend, Josh, at her side. In this second book in the series, Lola and her classmates learn that they will attend drama class two days a week and perform in a play. Although she has been called dramatic, Lola isn't quite sure what she thinks of acting. When she auditions for a part, she is struck by stage fright and has to settle for the nonspeaking role of Squirrel #2. Thankfully, her artistic parents and her visiting Bubbe are right there to cheer her on. Readers will find much to love in Lola and her nurturing family. Dominguez's illustrations provide just the right touch to enhance the story. VERDICT This multicultural chapter book is a wonderful addition to public and school libraries. Highly recommended for fans of Sara Pennypacker's "Clementine" series (Hyperion).--Laura Fields Eason, Parker Bennett Curry Elementary School, Bowling Green, KY

Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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"Readers will find much to love in Lola and her nurturing family. Dominguez's illustrations provide just the right touch to enhance the story." School Library Journal"
Monica Brown

Monica Brown is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children, including Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/no combina, Sharuko, Maya's Blanket/la manta de Maya, Waiting for the Biblioburro, Frida and Her Animalitos, and El Cuarto Turquesa/The Turquoise Room, as well as the Lola Levine chapter book series, among many others. She is the recipient of the Christopher Award, two Américas Awards, and multiple starred reviews. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has appeared in the NYTimes, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered. When not writing for children, Brown serves as a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, where she teaches about US Latino and multicultural literature. Brown lives with her family in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her website is monicabrown.net.

Sara Palacios was born in Mexico City. She holds degrees in Graphic Design, Illustration, and Digital Graphic Techniques, and is pursuing her MFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She divides her time between Mexico City and San Francisco, California. Her web site is sarapalacios.com.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316258432
Lexile Measure
660L
Guided Reading Level
P
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
January 20, 2016
Series
Lola Levine
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV033020 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Jewish
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV031060 - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Theater
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
Families
Family life
Schools
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Theater
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents
Stage fright
JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Jewish

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