{"product_id":"setting-the-stage-paperback","title":"Setting the Stage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLindsay Champion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book of the Cast vs. Crew Trilogy! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifelong theater geek Lindsay Champion made her stage debut as a tiger in her second-grade musical. Since then, she's built sets, run the light board, operated the spotlight and (her favorite) stage managed. She is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and was the Features Editor at Broadway.com. She is the author of the YA novel \u003ci\u003eSomeday, Somewhere\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.26 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43441308926041,"sku":"9781645953302","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/e2vgshw6AA9781645953302.webp?v=1781709323","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/de\/products\/setting-the-stage-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}