A ghost story with a literary heart for fans of Neil Gaiman's
Coraline and The Graveyard Book. Theater kids and ghost-story
readers alike will find new meaning in the term stage fright.
All great theaters have their ghosts. . . .
After Olive Preiss freezes during a theater camp audition, she flees in
despair. She finds herself at Maudeville, a beautiful old theater that
she's never noticed before. She enters, goes onstage, and sings her
song. "Thank you for that lovely audition, darling," comes a voice from
the shadows. "I believe I have just the part for you."
Olive is thrilled to work with Maude Devore, the glamorous actress who
owns the theater, and her eclectic cast of misfits. Yet gradually there
are signs that Maudeville isn't exactly what it seems. Sometimes--just
for a moment!--it feels wrong. As opening day approaches, Olive's
doubts and fears grow. But no matter what, this show must go on . . .
and on . . . and on. . . .
"Equal parts heart and hurt and bone-deep creepiness." --Claire Legrand,
author of The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls