here's how i see it
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Sep 07, 2009
Suebee
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Sep 25, 2009
Kelly
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June Olivia Cantrell, called Junebug, is a 12 year old girl growing up in a family that runs a summer stock theater. Summer is Junebug's favorite time of year, the only time when she feels she can be herself, but this summer everything is different. Her mother and father are "taking a break," and her father takes on a young intern, Trace (or Thespis, as Junebug calls him), to help with her stagehand duties. Told from Junebug's perspective, the story is at turns amusing and heartwrenchi
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Sep 21, 2009
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Allison Fraclose for TeensReadToo.com
At 12, nearly 13, June Cantrell, nicknamed "Junebug," seems to be doing everything in her parents' playhouse, The Blue Moon, except what she really wants.
Between supplying sound effects, acting as Prop Mistress, and being the gofer for all of the summer stock actors, all Junebug really dreams of is getting on stage and saying a few lines herself. Until then, she has to settle for being the very best Thunder she ca More...
At 12, nearly 13, June Cantrell, nicknamed "Junebug," seems to be doing everything in her parents' playhouse, The Blue Moon, except what she really wants.
Between supplying sound effects, acting as Prop Mistress, and being the gofer for all of the summer stock actors, all Junebug really dreams of is getting on stage and saying a few lines herself. Until then, she has to settle for being the very best Thunder she ca More...
Jan 04, 2010
Phoebe
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The exotic world of the theater is seen through the eyes of a 12-going-on-13-year-old girl, who has grown up with an actor father and a costume-designer mother in their summer playhouse. Longing to be front and center rather than in the wings, June begins each chapter with a dreamy "Here's How I See It", then "Here's How It Is"--the reality of her situation. Her father is having a midlife crisis and has split up from her mother--her older sister, once Nice, is now a Teenage
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Jun 21, 2010
Cfett
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Junebug's parents own the Blue Moon Playhouse. She has always loved being a stagehand and yearns to become a leading lady someday. This particular summer things aren't going very well. Her mom has moved into town, the current leading lady shows too much interest in her father, the leading man, and a young boy is supposed to learn the ropes from her, but he seems to just take over her jobs. Kids will love how the story is presented in two parts: how Junebug sees the world and then hear how t
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Sep 23, 2010
Marie
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Junebug is a thirteen year old star. She lives and acts at the Blue Moon Theater with her family. Her father also happens to be a Broadway actor.
At least... that's how she sees it.
Junebug is an almost thirteen year old girl. She lives at the Blue Moon Theater with her family, where she is the sound effect for Thunder. Her father was in a Broadway play... once.
And that's how it really is.
Here's How I See It-Here's How It Is is about a girl who is un More...
At least... that's how she sees it.
Junebug is an almost thirteen year old girl. She lives at the Blue Moon Theater with her family, where she is the sound effect for Thunder. Her father was in a Broadway play... once.
And that's how it really is.
Here's How I See It-Here's How It Is is about a girl who is un More...
Oct 07, 2011
Julia
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I loved it. It had a lot of conflicts and heartwarming times. This book has alot of Shakespere. And the auothor is even from Kentucky! Junebug is the main character who goes through alot on summer break. Her family owns a theater workshop- The BlueMoon. Of what seems like a perfect summer turns down for the worst- her mom and dad could possibly get a divorice, a new prodigy comes to study and perform(who is Junebug's age- she never got to perform!),and there are soooooo muchn more happens that a
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Nov 16, 2010
picking up this book, i was SUPER excited! i mean, first of all, it's about performing arts, let alone about STAGE!! however, this book didn't live up to my expectations. this book talked mostly of tragidies such as shakespeare and more.
because of my limited knowledge of tragedies, this book was a little bit confusing and boring to me. it wasn't untill the middle/end of the book that things started to pick up.
the plot was pretty easy to follow, and even though some things More...
because of my limited knowledge of tragedies, this book was a little bit confusing and boring to me. it wasn't untill the middle/end of the book that things started to pick up.
the plot was pretty easy to follow, and even though some things More...
Sep 07, 2009
Patsi
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Heather showed her talents for voice, character and setting. The writing style intrigued me, too, with all the nods toward play scripts. Language arts teachers will love all the material she manages to pull in from Shakespeare and other classic dramatists. A librarian friend declares that the book should have a Newbery nomination.
Nov 07, 2011
Laura
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This book was pretty good. Not one of my favorites, but okay. I didn't want to abandon the book, but it wasn't easy to finish it. It kind of ekpt on going and going and going. I wasn't sure when it was going to stop. there was a lot of theatre terms in it which confused me at times. I love theatre and acting, but I'm not too familiar with all of the terms. If anyone wants to read it you have to be into theatre and it's more of a girly book.
Feb 16, 2011
Meredith
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i am on the 58 page it is awsome so far so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 25, 2009
Nance
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Great story for middle school students. Junebug was a strong character with whom you lived through her struggle to understand her 'crumbling' world.
Nov 23, 2011
712adrian
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I really liked this book! I loved the way the author incorporated Shakespeare quotes and wove them into the character's life.
Aug 11, 2009
Annette
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Good book about a girl whos family runs a summer theater program and she befriends a boy with Aspergers syndrome
Sep 17, 2009
L
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View into the backstage world - fun to read her view life and then jumps to reality
Nov 03, 2009
*LadyElk#30!*(KD)
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this book,well Its ok ,but MRS.Henson obviuosly needs to add some thing to it. It gave me the bors(can u even get that?).i literaly had to force my self to finish the book.
Feb 26, 2011
Pi Girl #2
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A very good book about how girl Ahmed june survives a summer where her mom went to her live at her grandmothers house and her brother becket went to. Then her dad gets a new employe that takes her place at everything and her dad gets a heart attack.
Feb 07, 2012
Shannon
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Well, it's definitely a YA novel.
That means a quick read and a semi-simplistic plot.
But, it gets four stars because it made me cry and laugh out loud more than once.
If you're a theatre geek... give this a read.
That means a quick read and a semi-simplistic plot.
But, it gets four stars because it made me cry and laugh out loud more than once.
If you're a theatre geek... give this a read.
Nov 20, 2009
Rachel
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Unique format that brings in elements from scripts from plays and back and forth between different visions of what should happen. Main character's voice is vivid.
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