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Tag: performing arts

Tag: performing arts

Author Feature: Megan Clendenan

Author Feature: Megan Clendenan

September 4, 2018 September 4, 2018

In Offbeat, fourteen-year-old Rose is sure she’s going to become a folk-music sensation, with her best friend, Shilo, at her side. But first she needs to convince her mom to keep paying for her expensive violin lessons. Her mom wants her to join the youth symphony and focus on classical …

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Author Feature: Holly Bennett

Author Feature: Holly Bennett

March 20, 2018 March 15, 2018

In Casting Lily, fourteen-year-old Ava is thrilled when she lands a part in a play based on the true story of orphans sent to Canada in the 1800s to work on farms. But is she good enough to hold her own in a professional production? As the rehearsal pressures crank …

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Author Feature: Mere Joyce

Author Feature: Mere Joyce

January 2, 2018 January 4, 2018

Getting the Brush Off: Two years ago, sixteen-year-old Sydney Hart was kicked out of the prestigious Burke Academy when her mother could no longer afford the tuition. She lost a promising future in the arts, as well as her best friend, who didn’t want to be seen with an art-academy …

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Guest Post: A Leap of Faith

Guest Post: A Leap of Faith

April 20, 2017 March 12, 2019

The following post is written by Trudee Romanek, author of Raising the Stakes. Ever thought about performing improv? Standing in front of an eager crowd with no script, no back-up music—nothing but your wits? I’ve had heart-thumping nightmares that were less stress-inducing. I love watching improv but figured I could …

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Summer Reading List: Books for Reluctant Readers

August 16, 2016 November 25, 2016

Find yourself nagging your children to pick up a book? Try our reluctant reader series! Books with high-interest topics to catch the attention of those not so keen to be caught with their nose in a book. Orca Currents and Orca Soundings offer readers contemporary themes: Cristy Watson’s On Cue, …

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Author Feature: Laura Langston

Author Feature: Laura Langston

June 21, 2016 November 25, 2016

#TuesdayTalk with Laura Langston. Her new novel, Stepping Out, is on shelves now! Tell us about your book. Fifteen-year-old Paige Larsson loves to laugh. She likes it even more when others laugh with her. As a YouTube comedy vlogger, laughter is Paige’s currency in life. It eases the pain of …

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