The King and Us

Bad News Ballet #7

by Jahnna N. Malcolm

The gang is thrilled when they get picked for a production of the musical, The King and I, starring their favorite TV Actor. So what if they can’t sing or act and he can’t remember his lines? They’ll just have to fake it till the make it.

156 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Jahnna N. Malcolm is the pen name for husband-and-wife team Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner. Together they've written four musicals, two movies, three CD-ROM games, and nearly one hundred books, including the popular series The Jewel Kingdom. They met in the theater and were married on the stage using Marlowe's famous love letter from "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" as their wedding vows.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pure 80’s of these books just make me so happy.

[Angie Gazdziak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty predicatable YA novel from the late '80s/early '90s. My oldest likes these books but I have to pause a lot and explain about casual racism and fat-shaming in these books.