Easter, Robin. Upstaged. 2024, 978-0-316-42952-8. $12.99. 256 p. Grades 5-8.

This is Ashton (Ash) and Ivy’s last summer at Theater Camp before they go to high school, and Ash is determined to make it the best summer yet. Ash earns the role of stage director, Ivy is the lead in the theater production, and things are shaping up perfectly! Ash has been working up the courage to ask their crush, Ivy, out for years, but when they see Ivy spending so much time with the show’s co-lead, jealousy rears its head and Ash feels like they might be losing their chance to ask out Ivy.

THOUGHTS: This book will be an excellent read for upper elementary and middle school students. It handles topics like first crushes and finding who you are as a person beautifully.

Graphic Novel
Realistic Fiction