2019 Summer Reading Program
“It’s Showtime at Your Library”
Books Featuring Acting and Performing
For Little Ones (ages two – five)
Appelt, Kathi. Bat Jamboree.
Bell, Cece. Sock Monkey Rides Again.
Boyd, Lizi. Night Play.
Caple, Kathy. Starring Hilary.
Cousins, Lucy. Maisy Goes to the Movies.
Dorros, Arthur. Ten Go Tango.
Durango, Julia. Cha Cha Chimps.
Fleischman, Paul. Shadow Play.
Greenfield, Eloise. Grandpa’s Face.
Heder, Thyra. Fraidy Zoo.
Isadora, Rachel. Lili at Ballet.
Jonas, Ann. Color Dance.
Joosse, Barbara M. Hooray Parade.
Keats, Ezra Jack. Louie.
Krosoczka, Jarrett. Punk Farm on Tour.
LaChanze. Little Diva.
Light, Steve. Lucky Lazlo.
Littlesugar, Amy. Tree of Hope.
Mathers, Petra. Sophie and Lou.
McAllister, Angela. Samson, the Mighty Flea!
McClintock, Barbara. Emma and Julia Love Ballet.
McDonald, Megan. When the Library Lights Go Out.
Minton, Tom. Maxi Meets the Jugglers.
Perlov, Betty R. Rifka Takes a Bow.
Sif, Birgitta. Oliver.
Viva, Frank. Young Charlotte, Filmmaker.
Yeoman, John. The Young Performing Horse.
Zuill, Andrea. Dance Is for Everyone.
For Early Readers (ages five – six)
Guest, Elissa Haden. Iris and Walter: The School Play.
Iacolina Mark. Frances Dances.
Marshall, James. Fox on Stage.
Meister, Cari. May and the Music Show.
Wells, Rosemary. Felix Stands Tall.
Moving-Up Books (ages six – eight)
Ain, Beth Levine. Starring Jules (Third Grade Debut).
Holm, Jennifer L. Babymouse: Rock Star.
Lombardo, Constance. Stunt Cat to the Stars.
Sanchez, Victoria M. Pilar’s Worries.
Stilton, Thea. Thea Stilton and the Missing Myth.
Smith, Alex T. Claude on the Big Screen.
For Tweens (ages nine – twelve)
Blackwood, Gary L. Shakespeare Stealer series.
Dee, Barbara. Star-Crossed.
Federle, Tim. Better Nate Than Ever series.
Greenwald, Tom. Pete Milano’s Guide to Being a Movie Star.
Ivison, Lucy and Tom Ellen. Never Evers.
Keenan-Bolger, Andrew and Kate Wetherhead. “Jack & Louisa” series.
Krishnaswami, Uma. The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic.
Miller, Kayla. Click.
Perl, Erica S. All Three Stooges.
Schlitz, Laura Amy. Splendors and Glooms.
Selznick, Brian. The Marvels.
Simonson, Louise, Jane B. Mason, and Jessica Gunderson. Junior High Drama.
Stine, R.L. Night of the Puppet People.
Telgemeier, Raina. Drama.
Wittlinger, Ellen. Someone Else’s Shoes.
Nonfiction
Andrews, Troy “Trombone Shorty.” The 5 O’Clock Band.
Armand, Glenda. Ira’s Shakespeare Dream.
Copeland, Misty. Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina.
Mahin, Michael. When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana.
Rockliff, Mara. Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrman, Queen of Magic.
Rockliff, Mara. Lights, Camera, Alice!
Weatherford, Carole Boston The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop.
Weeks, Marcus. Mozart: The Boy Who Changed the World with His Music.
Yoo, Paula. Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story.
Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool